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#BFC3DE Color

#BFC3DE is rgb(191, 195, 222) in RGB, hsl(232, 32%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC3DE
HEX#BFC3DE
RGBrgb(191, 195, 222)
HSLhsl(232, 32%, 81%)
HSVhsv(232, 14%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.038 278.9)
LABlab(79.12% 2.59 -14.01)
LCHlch(79.12% 14.25 280.49)

What #BFC3DE 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 #BFC3DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 3.79Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.91Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.74Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.53Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.63Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.31

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

#BFC3DE Channel Values

How #BFC3DE 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 195 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 32% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 14% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC3DE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFC3DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFC3DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC3DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BFC3DE
Complementary
#DEDABF
Analogous
#BFD3DE
Analogous
#CABFDE
Triadic
#DEBFC3
Triadic
#C3DEBF
Split comp.
#DECABF
Split comp.
#D3DEBF

Tints & Shades of #BFC3DE

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

#C6C9E2
#D0D3E7
#D7D9EA
#E1E3EF
#E7E9F3
#F2F2F8

Shades

#9AA1CB
#757EB8
#535EA2
#40487D
#2D3358
#1A1D32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFC3DE.

How #BFC3DE 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#BFC3DE
Protanopia#C2C2DE
Protanomaly#C1C3DE
Deuteranopia#C2C2DE
Deuteranomaly#C1C2DE
Tritanopia#BBC7C7
Tritanomaly#BDC5D0
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC3DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc3de: #BFC3DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC3DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc3de': '#BFC3DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.765, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc3de">#BFC3DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC3DE"

More Blue Colors

#BFC3DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BFC3DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC3DE?

#BFC3DE is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 195, 222) in RGB and hsl(232, 32%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #BFC3DE?

#BFC3DE is rgb(191, 195, 222) — red 191, green 195, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC3DE?

#BFC3DE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC3DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC3DE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC3DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC3DE 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 5.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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