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Recognised as Colour

#BFC5D3

  • #BFC5D3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5D3 is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 211 and HSL 222°, 19%, 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

#BFC5D3#BFC5D3
HEX#BFC5D3
RGBrgb(191, 197, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(222, 18.5%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 9.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 6.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#403A2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C6D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BBC8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 9.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 12.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3CDBF
Analogous#BFCFD3, #C3BFD3
Triadic#D3BFC5, #C5D3BF
Split complementary#D3C3BF, #CFD3BF
Tetradic#D3BFCF, #D3CDBF, #BFD3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFD
Lighter +10%#DDE0E8
Darker −10%#A1AABE
Darker −20%#838EA9
Darker −30%#657394
Darker −40%#515C75
More saturated +25%#B2C0E1
Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R191
G197
B211
Red191 (74.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B D3

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