Colour

#BFE2DC

#BFE2DC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BFE2DC is a cyan with RGB values 191, 226, 220 and HSL 170°, 38%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BFE2DC#BFE2DC

HEX#BFE2DC

RGBrgb(191, 226, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8863, 0.8627

RGB percentages74.9%, 88.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(169.7, 37.6%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 15.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK15.5%, 0%, 2.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,575,452

CSS custom property--colour: #BFE2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#401D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDEDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B6E4E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.3 Light cyan · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6 Light grey · ΔE 12.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2BFC5

Analogous#BFE2CB, #BFD6E2

Triadic#DCBFE2, #E2DCBF

Split complementary#E2BFD6, #E2CBBF

Tetradic#CBBFE2, #E2BFC5, #D6E2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2F2EF

Darker −10%#9CD2C9

Darker −20%#79C2B6

Darker −30%#56B2A2

Darker −40%#429385

More saturated +25%#B3EEE4

Less saturated −25%#CBD6D4

Channel breakdown

R191

G226

B220

Red191 (74.9%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue169.71°

Saturation (HSL)37.63%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G E2 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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