Colour

#BFBDCD

#BFBDCD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BFBDCD is a blue with RGB values 191, 189, 205 and HSL 248°, 14%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFBDCD#BFBDCD

HEX#BFBDCD

RGBrgb(191, 189, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7412, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.9%, 74.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(247.5, 13.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 7.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK6.8%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,565,965

CSS custom property--colour: #BFBDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#404232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BDBFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1 Thistle · ΔE 10 Light grey · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBCDBD

Analogous#BDC3CD, #C7BDCD

Triadic#CDBFBD, #BDCDBF

Split complementary#CDC7BD, #C3CDBD

Tetradic#CDBDC3, #CBCDBD, #BDCDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F7F9

Lighter +10%#DBDAE3

Darker −10%#A3A0B7

Darker −20%#8783A1

Darker −30%#6C6889

Darker −40%#55526C

More saturated +25%#B4AFDC

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R191

G189

B205

Red191 (74.9%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue247.5°

Saturation (HSL)13.79%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G BD · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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