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Colour

#BFC6ED

  • #BFC6ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC6ED is a blue with RGB values 191, 198, 237 and HSL 231°, 56%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC6ED#BFC6ED
HEX#BFC6ED
RGBrgb(191, 198, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7765, 0.9294
RGB percentages74.9%, 77.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(230.9, 56.1%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 19.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,301
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#403912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE6BF
Analogous#BFDDED, #CFBFED
Triadic#EDBFC6, #C6EDBF
Split complementary#EDCFBF, #DDEDBF
Tetradic#EDBFDD, #EDE6BF, #BFEDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7E9F8
Darker −10%#97A3E2
Darker −20%#6F7FD7
Darker −30%#485CCB
Darker −40%#3144AF
More saturated +25%#B5BFF7
Less saturated −25%#C9CDE3

Channel breakdown

R191
G198
B237
Red191 (74.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue230.87°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C6 · B ED

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