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Colour

#BFC5EA

  • #BFC5EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5EA is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 234 and HSL 232°, 51%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC5EA#BFC5EA
HEX#BFC5EA
RGBrgb(191, 197, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(231.6, 50.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 18.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,042
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#403A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE4BF
Analogous#BFDBEA, #CEBFEA
Triadic#EABFC5, #C5EABF
Split complementary#EACEBF, #DBEABF
Tetradic#EABFDB, #EAE4BF, #BFEACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E8F7
Darker −10%#99A2DD
Darker −20%#727FD1
Darker −30%#4C5DC4
Darker −40%#3746A6
More saturated +25%#B4BDF5
Less saturated −25%#CACDDF

Channel breakdown

R191
G197
B234
Red191 (74.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue231.63°
Saturation (HSL)50.59%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B EA

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