Colour
#BFBFDD
- #BFBFDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BFBFDD is a blue with RGB values 191, 191, 221 and HSL 240°, 31%, 81%. 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
#BFBFDD#BFBFDD
HEX#BFBFDD
RGBrgb(191, 191, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 30.6%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 13.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,493
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#404022
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDBF
Analogous#BFCEDD, #CEBFDD
Triadic#DDBFBF, #BFDDBF
Split complementary#DDCEBF, #CEDDBF
Tetradic#DDBFCE, #DDDDBF, #BFDDCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G191
B221
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B DD
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