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Recognised as Colour

#BFDEE8

  • #BFDEE8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BFDEE8 is a cyan with RGB values 191, 222, 232 and HSL 195°, 47%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BFDEE8#BFDEE8
HEX#BFDEE8
RGBrgb(191, 222, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8706, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.9%, 87.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(194.6, 47.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 17.7%, 91%)
CMYK17.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,574,440
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.83:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#402117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DCE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#B4E2E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5Powder blue · ΔE 6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 11.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Light cyan · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C9BF
Analogous#BFE8DD, #BFCAE8
Triadic#E8BFDE, #DEE8BF
Split complementary#E8BFCA, #E8DEBF
Tetradic#DEBFE8, #E8C9BF, #CAE8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F1F5
Darker −10%#99CBDB
Darker −20%#74B7CD
Darker −30%#4EA4C0
Darker −40%#3A88A1
More saturated +25%#B4E4F3
Less saturated −25%#CAD8DD

Channel breakdown

R191
G222
B232
Red191 (74.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue194.63°
Saturation (HSL)47.13%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G DE · B E8

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