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Recognised as Colour

#BFBFCD

  • #BFBFCD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFBFCD is a blue with RGB values 191, 191, 205 and HSL 240°, 12%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFBFCD#BFBFCD
HEX#BFBFCD
RGBrgb(191, 191, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.8039
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 12.3%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK6.8%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,477
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#404032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Light grey · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCDBF
Analogous#BFC6CD, #C6BFCD
Triadic#CDBFBF, #BFCDBF
Split complementary#CDC6BF, #C6CDBF
Tetradic#CDBFC6, #CDCDBF, #BFCDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FA
Lighter +10%#DCDCE3
Darker −10%#A2A2B7
Darker −20%#8686A0
Darker −30%#6B6B88
Darker −40%#54546C
More saturated +25%#B1B1DB
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R191
G191
B205
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)12.28%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B CD

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