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Colour

#BFC9CF

  • #BFC9CF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BFC9CF is a blue with RGB values 191, 201, 207 and HSL 203°, 14%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BFC9CF#BFC9CF
HEX#BFC9CF
RGBrgb(191, 201, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7882, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.9%, 78.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(202.5, 14.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 7.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,569,039
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#403630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BBCBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.4Light grey · ΔE 6.3Gainsboro · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC5BF
Analogous#BFCFCD, #BFC1CF
Triadic#CFBFC9, #C9CFBF
Split complementary#CFBFC1, #CFCDBF
Tetradic#CDBFCF, #CFC5BF, #C1CFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFB
Lighter +10%#DCE2E5
Darker −10%#A2B0B9
Darker −20%#8598A3
Darker −30%#697F8C
Darker −40%#53646F
More saturated +25%#B1CDDD
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R191
G201
B207
Red191 (74.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C9 · B CF

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