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Recognised as Colour

#BFBCDB

  • #BFBCDB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFBCDB is a blue with RGB values 191, 188, 219 and HSL 246°, 30%, 80%. 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

#BFBCDB#BFBCDB
HEX#BFBCDB
RGBrgb(191, 188, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7373, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.9%, 73.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(245.8, 30.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 14.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,723
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBCDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#404324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BEDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BAC1C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5Thistle · ΔE 8.9Lavender · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 16.7Light grey · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DBBC
Analogous#BCC9DB, #CFBCDB
Triadic#DBBFBC, #BCDBBF
Split complementary#DBCFBC, #C9DBBC
Tetradic#DBBCC9, #D8DBBC, #BCDBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#DFDDED
Darker −10%#9F9BC9
Darker −20%#807AB7
Darker −30%#6059A5
Darker −40%#4D4784
More saturated +25%#B5AFE8
Less saturated −25%#C9C9CE

Channel breakdown

R191
G188
B219
Red191 (74.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BC · B DB

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