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Colour

#BFC3CF

  • #BFC3CF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFC3CF is a blue with RGB values 191, 195, 207 and HSL 225°, 14%, 78%. 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

#BFC3CF#BFC3CF
HEX#BFC3CF
RGBrgb(191, 195, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(225, 14.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 7.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,567,503
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#403C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C4D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC2CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 8.7Light steelblue · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.6Thistle · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCBBF
Analogous#BFCBCF, #C3BFCF
Triadic#CFBFC3, #C3CFBF
Split complementary#CFC3BF, #CBCFBF
Tetradic#CFBFCB, #CFCBBF, #BFCFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFB
Lighter +10%#DCDEE5
Darker −10%#A2A8B9
Darker −20%#858CA3
Darker −30%#69728C
Darker −40%#535A6F
More saturated +25%#B1BCDD
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R191
G195
B207
Red191 (74.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B CF

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