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Colour

#BFC9DE

  • #BFC9DE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC9DE is a blue with RGB values 191, 201, 222 and HSL 221°, 32%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC9DE#BFC9DE
HEX#BFC9DE
RGBrgb(191, 201, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7882, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 78.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(220.6, 32%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 14%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 9.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,569,054
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#403621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C7DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B8CDD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8Lavender · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED4BF
Analogous#BFD9DE, #C4BFDE
Triadic#DEBFC9, #C9DEBF
Split complementary#DEC4BF, #D9DEBF
Tetradic#DEBFD9, #DED4BF, #BFDEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E5EF
Darker −10%#9DADCD
Darker −20%#7C90BB
Darker −30%#5A74AA
Darker −40%#475D8A
More saturated +25%#B3C5EA
Less saturated −25%#CBCDD2

Channel breakdown

R191
G201
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.96%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C9 · B DE

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