Colour
#BFC2C9
- #BFC2C9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFC2C9 is a blue with RGB values 191, 194, 201 and HSL 222°, 8%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFC2C9#BFC2C9
HEX#BFC2C9
RGBrgb(191, 194, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7608, 0.7882
RGB percentages74.9%, 76.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(222, 8.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 5%, 78.8%)
CMYK5%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,241
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC2C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#403D36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9C6BF
Analogous#BFC7C9, #C1BFC9
Triadic#C9BFC2, #C2C9BF
Split complementary#C9C1BF, #C7C9BF
Tetradic#C9BFC7, #C9C6BF, #BFC9C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G194
B201
Red191 (74.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)8.47%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C2 · B C9
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