Colour

#BFC2CC

#BFC2CC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BFC2CC is a blue with RGB values 191, 194, 204 and HSL 226°, 11%, 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

#BFC2CC#BFC2CC

HEX#BFC2CC

RGBrgb(191, 194, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7608, 0.8

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(226.2, 11.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 6.4%, 80%)

CMYK6.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,244

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#403D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#BCC4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5 Light grey · ΔE 8.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Dark grey · ΔE 10.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.8 Thistle · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCC9BF

Analogous#BFC9CC, #C3BFCC

Triadic#CCBFC2, #C2CCBF

Split complementary#CCC3BF, #C9CCBF

Tetradic#CCBFC9, #CCC9BF, #BFCCC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F9

Lighter +10%#DBDDE3

Darker −10%#A3A7B5

Darker −20%#868C9F

Darker −30%#6B7287

Darker −40%#555A6A

More saturated +25%#B1BADA

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R191

G194

B204

Red191 (74.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue226.15°

Saturation (HSL)11.3%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C2 · B CC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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