Colour

#BFCAE8

#BFCAE8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFCAE8 is a blue with RGB values 191, 202, 232 and HSL 224°, 47%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFCAE8#BFCAE8

HEX#BFCAE8

RGBrgb(191, 202, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7922, 0.9098

RGB percentages74.9%, 79.2%, 91%

HSLhsl(223.9, 47.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 17.7%, 91%)

CMYK17.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,569,320

CSS custom property--colour: #BFCAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#403517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1CCE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC9E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B5D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Lavender · ΔE 12.3 Thistle · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 16.6 Silver · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.75, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8DDBF

Analogous#BFDFE8, #C9BFE8

Triadic#E8BFCA, #CAE8BF

Split complementary#E8C8BF, #DFE8BF

Tetradic#E8BFDF, #E8DDBF, #BFE8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5E9F5

Darker −10%#99ABDB

Darker −20%#748CCD

Darker −30%#4E6DC0

Darker −40%#3A56A1

More saturated +25%#B4C5F3

Less saturated −25%#CACFDD

Channel breakdown

R191

G202

B232

Red191 (74.9%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue223.9°

Saturation (HSL)47.13%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G CA · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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