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Colour

#BFBDC7

  • #BFBDC7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFBDC7 is a blue with RGB values 191, 189, 199 and HSL 252°, 8%, 76%. 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

#BFBDC7#BFBDC7
HEX#BFBDC7
RGBrgb(191, 189, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.7804
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(252, 8.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 5%, 78%)
CMYK4%, 5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,959
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBDC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#404238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBBEC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBEC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BEBEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5Light grey · ΔE 9.3Dark grey · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Thistle · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C7BD
Analogous#BDC0C7, #C4BDC7
Triadic#C7BFBD, #BDC7BF
Split complementary#C7C4BD, #C0C7BD
Tetradic#C7BDC0, #C5C7BD, #BDC7C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F4F6
Lighter +10%#DAD9DE
Darker −10%#A4A1B0
Darker −20%#898698
Darker −30%#706C7F
Darker −40%#575464
More saturated +25%#B6AED6
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R191
G189
B199
Red191 (74.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B C7

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