Colour

#BFC5D5

#BFC5D5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5D5 is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 213 and HSL 224°, 21%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC5D5#BFC5D5

HEX#BFC5D5

RGBrgb(191, 197, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.8353

RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(223.6, 20.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 10.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK10.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,021

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#403A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C6D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC4D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 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 text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7 Silver · ΔE 8.9 Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Lavender · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5CFBF

Analogous#BFD0D5, #C4BFD5

Triadic#D5BFC5, #C5D5BF

Split complementary#D5C4BF, #D0D5BF

Tetradic#D5BFD0, #D5CFBF, #BFD5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFD

Lighter +10%#DEE1E9

Darker −10%#A0A9C1

Darker −20%#818DAD

Darker −30%#637298

Darker −40%#4F5B79

More saturated +25%#B2BFE2

Less saturated −25%#CACACA

Channel breakdown

R191

G197

B213

Red191 (74.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)20.75%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · 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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