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Recognised as Colour

#BFE5E8

  • #BFE5E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BFE5E8 is a cyan with RGB values 191, 229, 232 and HSL 184°, 47%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BFE5E8#BFE5E8
HEX#BFE5E8
RGBrgb(191, 229, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.898, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.9%, 89.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(184.4, 47.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 17.7%, 91%)
CMYK17.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,576,232
CSS custom property--colour: #BFE5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#401A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B3E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.1Light blue · ΔE 7.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.2Light cyan · ΔE 9.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13Azure · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.12, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C2BF
Analogous#BFE8D6, #BFD1E8
Triadic#E8BFE5, #E5E8BF
Split complementary#E8BFD1, #E8D6BF
Tetradic#D7BFE8, #E8C2BF, #D1E8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F4F5
Darker −10%#99D6DB
Darker −20%#74C7CD
Darker −30%#4EB7C0
Darker −40%#3A9AA1
More saturated +25%#B4EEF3
Less saturated −25%#CADCDD

Channel breakdown

R191
G229
B232
Red191 (74.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue184.39°
Saturation (HSL)47.13%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G E5 · B E8

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