Colour

#BFC3F2

#BFC3F2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC3F2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 195, 242 and HSL 235°, 66%, 85%. 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

#BFC3F2#BFC3F2

HEX#BFC3F2

RGBrgb(191, 195, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.949

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(235.3, 66.2%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 21.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,538

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC3F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

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

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#403C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7C8F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B3CBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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 text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9 Thistle · ΔE 15.2 Lavender · ΔE 18.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Light blue · ΔE 23.1 Sky blue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2EEBF

Analogous#BFDDF2, #D5BFF2

Triadic#F2BFC3, #C3F2BF

Split complementary#F2D5BF, #DDF2BF

Tetradic#F2BFDD, #F2EEBF, #BFF2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9EBFB

Darker −10%#959BE9

Darker −20%#6A74E1

Darker −30%#404CD8

Darker −40%#2733BE

More saturated +25%#B5BBFC

Less saturated −25%#C9CBE8

Channel breakdown

R191

G195

B242

Red191 (74.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue235.29°

Saturation (HSL)66.23%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B F2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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