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Recognised as Colour

#BFD4F2

  • #BFD4F2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BFD4F2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 212, 242 and HSL 215°, 66%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BFD4F2#BFD4F2
HEX#BFD4F2
RGBrgb(191, 212, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8314, 0.949
RGB percentages74.9%, 83.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(215.3, 66.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 21.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,571,890
CSS custom property--colour: #BFD4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#402B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD5F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2DADEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DDBF
Analogous#BFEEF2, #C4BFF2
Triadic#F2BFD4, #D4F2BF
Split complementary#F2C4BF, #EEF2BF
Tetradic#F2BFEE, #F2DDBF, #BFF2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F0FB
Darker −10%#95B8E9
Darker −20%#6A9BE1
Darker −30%#407FD8
Darker −40%#2765BE
More saturated +25%#B5D2FC
Less saturated −25%#C9D6E8

Channel breakdown

R191
G212
B242
Red191 (74.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)66.23%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G D4 · B F2

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