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#BFC6ED Color

#BFC6ED is rgb(191, 198, 237) in RGB, hsl(231, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC6ED
HEX#BFC6ED
RGBrgb(191, 198, 237)
HSLhsl(231, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(231, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.055 277.1)
LABlab(80.30% 3.53 -20.26)
LCHlch(80.30% 20.57 279.88)

What #BFC6ED 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 #BFC6ED, 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.

#BFC6ED Channel Values

How #BFC6ED 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 198 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFC6ED 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFC6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFC6ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #BFC6ED

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 #BFC6ED.

How #BFC6ED 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#BFC6ED
Protanopia#C5C5ED
Protanomaly#C3C5ED
Deuteranopia#C4C4ED
Deuteranomaly#C2C5ED
Tritanopia#B9CBCB
Tritanomaly#BBC9DA
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFC6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfc6ed: #BFC6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfc6ed': '#BFC6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.776, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bfc6ed">#BFC6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFC6ED"

More Blue Colors

#BFC6ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFC6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFC6ED?

#BFC6ED is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 198, 237) in RGB and hsl(231, 56%, 84%) 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 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #BFC6ED?

#BFC6ED is rgb(191, 198, 237) — red 191, green 198, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC6ED?

#BFC6ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC6ED scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC6ED 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 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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