Colour
#BFC6CB
- #BFC6CB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BFC6CB is a blue with RGB values 191, 198, 203 and HSL 205°, 10%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFC6CB#BFC6CB
HEX#BFC6CB
RGBrgb(191, 198, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7765, 0.7961
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(205, 10.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 5.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK5.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,267
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC6CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 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#403934
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBC4BF
Analogous#BFCBCA, #BFC0CB
Triadic#CBBFC6, #C6CBBF
Split complementary#CBBFC0, #CBCABF
Tetradic#CABFCB, #CBC4BF, #C0CBBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G198
B203
Red191 (74.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C6 · B CB
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