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#BFBCE6 Color

#BFBCE6 is rgb(191, 188, 230) in RGB, hsl(244, 46%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFBCE6
HEX#BFBCE6
RGBrgb(191, 188, 230)
HSLhsl(244, 46%, 82%)
HSVhsv(244, 18%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.059 288.3)
LABlab(77.54% 7.42 -20.66)
LCHlch(77.54% 21.95 289.75)

What #BFBCE6 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 #BFBCE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BFBCE6 Channel Values

How #BFBCE6 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 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 46% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 18% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFBCE6 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFBCE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFBCE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFBCE6

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

Shades

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How #BFBCE6 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#BFBCE6
Protanopia#BDBDE6
Protanomaly#BEBCE6
Deuteranopia#BDBDE6
Deuteranomaly#BEBDE6
Tritanopia#B9C2C2
Tritanomaly#BBC0D1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #BFBCE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfbce6: #BFBCE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFBCE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfbce6': '#BFBCE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.737, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_bfbce6">#BFBCE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFBCE6"

More Blue Colors

#BFBCE6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFBCE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFBCE6?

#BFBCE6 is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 188, 230) in RGB and hsl(244, 46%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCE6?

#BFBCE6 is rgb(191, 188, 230) — red 191, green 188, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFBCE6?

#BFBCE6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFBCE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFBCE6 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFBCE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFBCE6 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 11.59, which is visibly different.

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