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#BFBCDC Color

#BFBCDC is rgb(191, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(246, 31%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFBCDC
HEX#BFBCDC
RGBrgb(191, 188, 220)
HSLhsl(246, 31%, 80%)
HSVhsv(246, 15%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.045 289.7)
LABlab(77.27% 5.80 -15.70)
LCHlch(77.27% 16.73 290.29)

What #BFBCDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BFBCDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.93Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.61Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.73Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.49Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.76Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BFBCDC Channel Values

How #BFBCDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 188 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 31% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 15% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFBCDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFBCDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFBCDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFBCDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFBCDC
Complementary
#D9DCBC
Analogous
#BCC9DC
Analogous
#CFBCDC
Triadic
#DCBFBC
Triadic
#BCDCBF
Split comp.
#DCCFBC
Split comp.
#C9DCBC

Tints & Shades of #BFBCDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C9C6E1
#CFCDE5
#D9D7EA
#DFDEED
#E9E8F3
#EFEEF6

Shades

#9C97C8
#7973B5
#5A539D
#47417C
#322E57
#1D1A32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFBCDC.

How #BFBCDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BFBCDC
Protanopia#BDBDDC
Protanomaly#BEBCDC
Deuteranopia#BDBDDC
Deuteranomaly#BEBDDC
Tritanopia#BAC0C0
Tritanomaly#BCBFCC
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFBCDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bfbcdc: #BFBCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFBCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfbcdc': '#BFBCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.737, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bfbcdc">#BFBCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFBCDC"

More Blue Colors

#BFBCDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BFBCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 188, 220) in RGB and hsl(246, 31%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC is rgb(191, 188, 220) — red 191, green 188, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFBCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFBCDC scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFBCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFBCDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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