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Colour

#BFD6E2

  • #BFD6E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BFD6E2 is a blue with RGB values 191, 214, 226 and HSL 201°, 38%, 82%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#BFD6E2#BFD6E2
HEX#BFD6E2
RGBrgb(191, 214, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8392, 0.8863
RGB percentages74.9%, 83.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(200.6, 37.6%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 15.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK15.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,572,386
CSS custom property--colour: #BFD6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#40291D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D5E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6D9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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 text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light grey · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CBBF
Analogous#BFE2DC, #BFC5E2
Triadic#E2BFD6, #D6E2BF
Split complementary#E2BFC5, #E2DCBF
Tetradic#DCBFE2, #E2CBBF, #C5E2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2ECF2
Darker −10%#9CC0D2
Darker −20%#79A9C2
Darker −30%#5693B2
Darker −40%#427793
More saturated +25%#B3DAEE
Less saturated −25%#CBD2D6

Channel breakdown

R191
G214
B226
Red191 (74.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue200.57°
Saturation (HSL)37.63%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G D6 · B E2

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