Recognised as Colour

#BFE5EA

#BFE5EA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BFE5EA is a cyan with RGB values 191, 229, 234 and HSL 187°, 51%, 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

#BFE5EA#BFE5EA

HEX#BFE5EA

RGBrgb(191, 229, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.898, 0.9176

RGB percentages74.9%, 89.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(187, 50.6%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187, 18.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK18.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,576,234

CSS custom property--colour: #BFE5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#401A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFE2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DBEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B2E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 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 text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.9 Light blue · ΔE 6.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.5 Light cyan · ΔE 10 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1 Azure · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC4BF

Analogous#BFEADA, #BFD0EA

Triadic#EABFE5, #E5EABF

Split complementary#EABFD0, #EADABF

Tetradic#DABFEA, #EAC4BF, #D0EABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F5F7

Darker −10%#99D5DD

Darker −20%#72C6D1

Darker −30%#4CB6C4

Darker −40%#3799A6

More saturated +25%#B4EDF5

Less saturated −25%#CADDDF

Channel breakdown

R191

G229

B234

Red191 (74.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue186.98°

Saturation (HSL)50.59%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G E5 · B EA

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