Colour
#BFC7DC
- #BFC7DC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BFC7DC is a blue with RGB values 191, 199, 220 and HSL 223°, 29%, 81%. 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
#BFC7DC#BFC7DC
HEX#BFC7DC
RGBrgb(191, 199, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7804, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.9%, 78%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(223.4, 29.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 13.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK13.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,568,540
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC7DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57091WCAG 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 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#403823
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCD4BF
Analogous#BFD6DC, #C5BFDC
Triadic#DCBFC7, #C7DCBF
Split complementary#DCC6BF, #D6DCBF
Tetradic#DCBFD6, #DCD4BF, #BFDCC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G199
B220
Red191 (74.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)29.29%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C7 · B DC
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