Recognised as Colour
#BFB9EA
- #BFB9EA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFB9EA is a blue with RGB values 191, 185, 234 and HSL 247°, 54%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFB9EA#BFB9EA
HEX#BFB9EA
RGBrgb(191, 185, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7255, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(247.3, 53.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 20.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,970
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB9EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#404615
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EAB9
Analogous#B9CBEA, #D8B9EA
Triadic#EABFB9, #B9EABF
Split complementary#EAD8B9, #CBEAB9
Tetradic#EAB9CB, #E4EAB9, #B9EAD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G185
B234
Red191 (74.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue247.35°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B9 · B EA
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