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Colour

#BFC9E5

  • #BFC9E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFC9E5 is a blue with RGB values 191, 201, 229 and HSL 224°, 42%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFC9E5#BFC9E5
HEX#BFC9E5
RGBrgb(191, 201, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7882, 0.898
RGB percentages74.9%, 78.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(224.2, 42.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 16.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,569,061
CSS custom property--colour: #BFC9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#40361A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CBE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CED2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.4Lavender · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DBBF
Analogous#BFDCE5, #C8BFE5
Triadic#E5BFC9, #C9E5BF
Split complementary#E5C8BF, #DCE5BF
Tetradic#E5BFDC, #E5DBBF, #BFE5C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E8F4
Darker −10%#9BAAD6
Darker −20%#768CC8
Darker −30%#526DB9
Darker −40%#3E569A
More saturated +25%#B4C4F0
Less saturated −25%#CACEDA

Channel breakdown

R191
G201
B229
Red191 (74.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G C9 · B E5

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