Colour

#BFC5FF

#BFC5FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC5FF is a blue with RGB values 191, 197, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC5FF#BFC5FF

HEX#BFC5FF

RGBrgb(191, 197, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7725, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 77.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.4, 100%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 25.1%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,568,063

CSS custom property--colour: #BFC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#403A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B0CFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Lavender · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 24.6 Sky blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF9BF

Analogous#BFE5FF, #D9BFFF

Triadic#FFBFC5, #C5FFBF

Split complementary#FFD9BF, #E5FFBF

Tetradic#FFBFE5, #FFF9BF, #BFFFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2F3FF

Darker −10%#8C97FF

Darker −20%#5969FF

Darker −30%#263AFF

Darker −40%#0017F2

More saturated +25%#BFC5FF

Less saturated −25%#C7CCF7

Channel breakdown

R191

G197

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness87.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G C5 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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