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#BFBEEE Color

#BFBEEE is rgb(191, 190, 238) in RGB, hsl(241, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFBEEE
HEX#BFBEEE
RGBrgb(191, 190, 238)
HSLhsl(241, 59%, 84%)
HSVhsv(241, 20%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.067 285.8)
LABlab(78.28% 7.73 -23.83)
LCHlch(78.28% 25.06 287.98)

What #BFBEEE 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 #BFBEEE, 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.

#BFBEEE Channel Values

How #BFBEEE 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 190 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 59% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 20% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFBEEE 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFBEEE

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BFBEEE

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

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

How #BFBEEE 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#BFBEEE
Protanopia#BEBEEE
Protanomaly#BFBEEE
Deuteranopia#BEBEEE
Deuteranomaly#BFBEEE
Tritanopia#B8C5C5
Tritanomaly#BBC2D7
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFBEEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfbeee: #BFBEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFBEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfbeee': '#BFBEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.745, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_bfbeee">#BFBEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFBEEE"

More Blue Colors

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

#BFBEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFBEEE?

#BFBEEE is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 190, 238) in RGB and hsl(241, 59%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #BFBEEE?

#BFBEEE is rgb(191, 190, 238) — red 191, green 190, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFBEEE?

#BFBEEE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFBEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFBEEE scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFBEEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFBEEE 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 13.55, which is visibly different.

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