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Recognised as Colour

#BFC1E0

  • #BFC1E0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC1E0 is a blue with RGB values 191, 193, 224 and HSL 236°, 35%, 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

#BFC1E0#BFC1E0
HEX#BFC1E0
RGBrgb(191, 193, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7569, 0.8784
RGB percentages74.9%, 75.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(236.4, 34.7%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 14.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK14.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,008
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC1E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#403E1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C2DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#B8C6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Thistle · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 16.6Light grey · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0DEBF
Analogous#BFD2E0, #CEBFE0
Triadic#E0BFC1, #C1E0BF
Split complementary#E0CEBF, #D2E0BF
Tetradic#E0BFD2, #E0DEBF, #BFE0CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E2F1
Darker −10%#9DA0CF
Darker −20%#7A7EBF
Darker −30%#585DAE
Darker −40%#45498E
More saturated +25%#B3B7EC
Less saturated −25%#CBCBD4

Channel breakdown

R191
G193
B224
Red191 (74.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue236.36°
Saturation (HSL)34.74%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C1 · B E0

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