Colour

#BFC2F6

#BFC2F6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC2F6 is a blue with RGB values 191, 194, 246 and HSL 237°, 75%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC2F6#BFC2F6

HEX#BFC2F6

RGBrgb(191, 194, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7608, 0.9647

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(236.7, 75.3%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 22.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK22.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,286

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC2F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#403D09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C4F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Thistle · ΔE 17.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Lavender · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 24 Sky blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6F3BF

Analogous#BFDDF6, #D8BFF6

Triadic#F6BFC2, #C2F6BF

Split complementary#F6D8BF, #DDF6BF

Tetradic#F6BFDD, #F6F3BF, #BFF6D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECEDFC

Darker −10%#9297F0

Darker −20%#666DE9

Darker −30%#3942E3

Darker −40%#1D26CC

More saturated +25%#B6BAFF

Less saturated −25%#C8CAED

Channel breakdown

R191

G194

B246

Red191 (74.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue236.73°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C2 · B F6

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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