Colour
#BFBCD9
- #BFBCD9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BFBCD9 is a blue with RGB values 191, 188, 217 and HSL 246°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BFBCD9#BFBCD9
HEX#BFBCD9
RGBrgb(191, 188, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7373, 0.851
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(246.2, 27.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 13.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK12%, 13.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,721
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBCD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#404326
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D9BC
Analogous#BCC8D9, #CDBCD9
Triadic#D9BFBC, #BCD9BF
Split complementary#D9CDBC, #C8D9BC
Tetradic#D9BCC8, #D6D9BC, #BCD9CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G188
B217
Red191 (74.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BC · B D9
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