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Recognised as Colour

#BFC1DD

  • #BFC1DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC1DD is a blue with RGB values 191, 193, 221 and HSL 236°, 31%, 81%. 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

#BFC1DD#BFC1DD
HEX#BFC1DD
RGBrgb(191, 193, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7569, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.9%, 75.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(236, 30.6%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 13.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 12.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,005
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#403E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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 text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Thistle · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDBBF
Analogous#BFD0DD, #CCBFDD
Triadic#DDBFC1, #C1DDBF
Split complementary#DDCCBF, #D0DDBF
Tetradic#DDBFD0, #DDDBBF, #BFDDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0E1EF
Darker −10%#9EA1CB
Darker −20%#7C80BA
Darker −30%#5B60A8
Darker −40%#484C88
More saturated +25%#B3B6E9
Less saturated −25%#CBCCD1

Channel breakdown

R191
G193
B221
Red191 (74.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C1 · B DD

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