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Recognised as Colour

#BFC2D2

  • #BFC2D2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC2D2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 194, 210 and HSL 231°, 17%, 79%. 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

#BFC2D2#BFC2D2
HEX#BFC2D2
RGBrgb(191, 194, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7608, 0.8235
RGB percentages74.9%, 76.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(230.5, 17.4%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 9%, 82.4%)
CMYK9%, 7.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,250
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 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#C3C3C3
Inverted#403D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC3D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC2D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BBC5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 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 7.6Silver · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CFBF
Analogous#BFCBD2, #C6BFD2
Triadic#D2BFC2, #C2D2BF
Split complementary#D2C6BF, #CBD2BF
Tetradic#D2BFCB, #D2CFBF, #BFD2C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFC
Lighter +10%#DDDFE7
Darker −10%#A1A5BD
Darker −20%#8389A8
Darker −30%#666D92
Darker −40%#515774
More saturated +25%#B1B9E0
Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R191
G194
B210
Red191 (74.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue230.53°
Saturation (HSL)17.43%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C2 · B D2

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