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Recognised as Colour

#BFBFD1

  • #BFBFD1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFBFD1 is a blue with RGB values 191, 191, 209 and HSL 240°, 16%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFBFD1#BFBFD1
HEX#BFBFD1
RGBrgb(191, 191, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.8196
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(240, 16.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8.6%, 82%)
CMYK8.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,481
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#40402E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC1D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC0D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 9.6Thistle · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D1BF
Analogous#BFC8D1, #C8BFD1
Triadic#D1BFBF, #BFD1BF
Split complementary#D1C8BF, #C8D1BF
Tetradic#D1BFC8, #D1D1BF, #BFD1C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFC
Lighter +10%#DDDDE6
Darker −10%#A1A1BC
Darker −20%#8484A6
Darker −30%#676790
Darker −40%#525272
More saturated +25%#B1B1DF
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R191
G191
B209
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)16.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B D1

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