Colour

#BFC5E2

#BFC5E2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5E2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 226 and HSL 230°, 38%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC5E2#BFC5E2

HEX#BFC5E2

RGBrgb(191, 197, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.8863

RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(229.7, 37.6%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 15.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK15.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,034

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#403A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDC7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC5E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B7CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2 Thistle · ΔE 11.1 Lavender · ΔE 13.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.6 Silver · ΔE 15.7 Light grey · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2DCBF

Analogous#BFD7E2, #CABFE2

Triadic#E2BFC5, #C5E2BF

Split complementary#E2CABF, #D7E2BF

Tetradic#E2BFD7, #E2DCBF, #BFE2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2E5F2

Darker −10%#9CA5D2

Darker −20%#7985C2

Darker −30%#5666B2

Darker −40%#425093

More saturated +25%#B3BDEE

Less saturated −25%#CBCDD6

Channel breakdown

R191

G197

B226

Red191 (74.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue229.71°

Saturation (HSL)37.63%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B E2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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