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#BFCADF Color

#BFCADF is rgb(191, 202, 223) in RGB, hsl(219, 33%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFCADF
HEX#BFCADF
RGBrgb(191, 202, 223)
HSLhsl(219, 33%, 81%)
HSVhsv(219, 14%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.032 263.5)
LABlab(80.96% -0.73 -11.82)
LCHlch(80.96% 11.84 266.45)

What #BFCADF 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 #BFCADF, 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.

#BFCADF Channel Values

How #BFCADF 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 202 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 33% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 14% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFCADF 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFCADF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFCADF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BFCADF

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 #BFCADF.

How #BFCADF 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#BFCADF
Protanopia#C8C8DF
Protanomaly#C5C9DF
Deuteranopia#C6C6DF
Deuteranomaly#C4C8DF
Tritanopia#BCCDCD
Tritanomaly#BDCCD4
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFCADF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfcadf: #BFCADF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFCADF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfcadf': '#BFCADF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.792, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_bfcadf">#BFCADF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFCADF"

More Blue Colors

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

#BFCADF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFCADF?

#BFCADF is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 202, 223) in RGB and hsl(219, 33%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #BFCADF?

#BFCADF is rgb(191, 202, 223) — red 191, green 202, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFCADF?

#BFCADF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFCADF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFCADF scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFCADF as a CSS color keyword?

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

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