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Colour

#BFBFEA

  • #BFBFEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFBFEA is a blue with RGB values 191, 191, 234 and HSL 240°, 51%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFBFEA#BFBFEA
HEX#BFBFEA
RGBrgb(191, 191, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.749, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.9%, 74.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(240, 50.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,566,506
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBFEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#404015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 13Lavender · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light blue · ΔE 22.5Silver · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEABF
Analogous#BFD4EA, #D4BFEA
Triadic#EABFBF, #BFEABF
Split complementary#EAD4BF, #D4EABF
Tetradic#EABFD4, #EAEABF, #BFEAD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E5F7
Darker −10%#9999DD
Darker −20%#7272D1
Darker −30%#4C4CC4
Darker −40%#3737A6
More saturated +25%#B4B4F5
Less saturated −25%#CACADF

Channel breakdown

R191
G191
B234
Red191 (74.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.59%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BF · B EA

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