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Recognised as Colour

#BFC6E1

  • #BFC6E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC6E1 is a blue with RGB values 191, 198, 225 and HSL 228°, 36%, 82%. 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

#BFC6E1#BFC6E1
HEX#BFC6E1
RGBrgb(191, 198, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7765, 0.8824
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(227.6, 36.2%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 15.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK15.1%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,289
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC6E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#40391E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CBCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7Thistle · ΔE 11.4Lavender · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DABF
Analogous#BFD7E1, #C9BFE1
Triadic#E1BFC6, #C6E1BF
Split complementary#E1C9BF, #D7E1BF
Tetradic#E1BFD7, #E1DABF, #BFE1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E5F1
Darker −10%#9CA7D1
Darker −20%#7A88C0
Darker −30%#5769B0
Darker −40%#445390
More saturated +25%#B3BFED
Less saturated −25%#CBCDD5

Channel breakdown

R191
G198
B225
Red191 (74.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue227.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C6 · B E1

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