Colour
#BFBCCB
- #BFBCCB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFBCCB is a blue with RGB values 191, 188, 203 and HSL 252°, 13%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFBCCB#BFBCCB
HEX#BFBCCB
RGBrgb(191, 188, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7373, 0.7961
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(252, 12.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 7.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK5.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,707
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBCCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#404334
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8CBBC
Analogous#BCC1CB, #C7BCCB
Triadic#CBBFBC, #BCCBBF
Split complementary#CBC6BC, #C1CBBC
Tetradic#CBBCC1, #C8CBBC, #BCCBC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G188
B203
Red191 (74.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)12.61%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BC · B CB
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