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Colour

#BFC5DB

  • #BFC5DB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5DB is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 219 and HSL 227°, 28%, 80%. 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

#BFC5DB#BFC5DB
HEX#BFC5DB
RGBrgb(191, 197, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(227.1, 28%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 12.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 10%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,027
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#403A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC7DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC4DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Thistle · ΔE 11.2Silver · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD5BF
Analogous#BFD3DB, #C7BFDB
Triadic#DBBFC5, #C5DBBF
Split complementary#DBC7BF, #D3DBBF
Tetradic#DBBFD3, #DBD5BF, #BFDBC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0E3ED
Darker −10%#9EA7C9
Darker −20%#7E8AB6
Darker −30%#5D6CA4
Darker −40%#4A5784
More saturated +25%#B3BEE8
Less saturated −25%#CCCCCF

Channel breakdown

R191
G197
B219
Red191 (74.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B DB

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