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Colour

#BFC3CC

  • #BFC3CC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFC3CC is a blue with RGB values 191, 195, 204 and HSL 222°, 11%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFC3CC#BFC3CC
HEX#BFC3CC
RGBrgb(191, 195, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.8
RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(221.5, 11.3%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 6.4%, 80%)
CMYK6.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,500
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#403C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 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 text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.1Light grey · ΔE 7.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Dark grey · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC8BF
Analogous#BFCACC, #C2BFCC
Triadic#CCBFC3, #C3CCBF
Split complementary#CCC2BF, #CACCBF
Tetradic#CCBFCA, #CCC8BF, #BFCCC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8F9
Lighter +10%#DBDEE3
Darker −10%#A3A8B5
Darker −20%#868E9F
Darker −30%#6B7487
Darker −40%#555B6A
More saturated +25%#B1BDDA
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R191
G195
B204
Red191 (74.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)11.3%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B CC

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