Colour

#BFC4D5

#BFC4D5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC4D5 is a blue with RGB values 191, 196, 213 and HSL 226°, 21%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC4D5#BFC4D5

HEX#BFC4D5

RGBrgb(191, 196, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7686, 0.8353

RGB percentages74.9%, 76.9%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(226.4, 20.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 10.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK10.3%, 8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,567,765

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC4D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#403B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C5D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8 Silver · ΔE 9.3 Light grey · ΔE 10.6 Thistle · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5 Lavender · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5D0BF

Analogous#BFCFD5, #C5BFD5

Triadic#D5BFC4, #C4D5BF

Split complementary#D5C5BF, #CFD5BF

Tetradic#D5BFCF, #D5D0BF, #BFD5C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFD

Lighter +10%#DEE0E9

Darker −10%#A0A8C1

Darker −20%#818BAD

Darker −30%#636F98

Darker −40%#4F5979

More saturated +25%#B2BDE2

Less saturated −25%#CACACA

Channel breakdown

R191

G196

B213

Red191 (74.9%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue226.36°

Saturation (HSL)20.75%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C4 · B D5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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