Colour
#BFBFD8
- #BFBFD8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BFBFD8 is a blue with RGB values 191, 191, 216 and HSL 240°, 24%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BFBFD8#BFBFD8
HEX#BFBFD8
RGBrgb(191, 191, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.8471
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(240, 24.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 11.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK11.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,488
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#404027
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8D8BF
Analogous#BFCCD8, #CCBFD8
Triadic#D8BFBF, #BFD8BF
Split complementary#D8CCBF, #CCD8BF
Tetradic#D8BFCC, #D8D8BF, #BFD8CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B216
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.27%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B D8
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