Recognised as Colour

#BFC3FA

#BFC3FA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC3FA is a blue with RGB values 191, 195, 250 and HSL 236°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC3FA#BFC3FA

HEX#BFC3FA

RGBrgb(191, 195, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7647, 0.9804

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(235.9, 85.5%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 23.6%, 98%)

CMYK23.6%, 22%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,546

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC3FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#403C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C9FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B1CDD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9 Thistle · ΔE 18.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 21 Lavender · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 24.1 Sky blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAF6BF

Analogous#BFE0FA, #D9BFFA

Triadic#FABFC3, #C3FABF

Split complementary#FAD9BF, #E0FABF

Tetradic#FABFE1, #FAF6BF, #BFFAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEEFFE

Darker −10%#9097F6

Darker −20%#606AF3

Darker −30%#313EEF

Darker −40%#111FDC

More saturated +25%#BABFFF

Less saturated −25%#C8CAF1

Channel breakdown

R191

G195

B250

Red191 (74.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue235.93°

Saturation (HSL)85.51%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C3 · B FA

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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