Palettes / Colors / #BFAFF2

#BFAFF2 — Pale Blue

#BFAFF2 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BFAFF2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFAFF2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E3F2B0; it also sits naturally between #B0C2F2 and #E1B0F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 69% · Blue 95%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFAFF2

.text { color: #BFAFF2; }
.background { background-color: #BFAFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 175, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 72%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 175, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 175, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFAFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAFF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3F2B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAFF2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFAFF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFAFF2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFAFF1  ·  #BFAFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAFF2?

#BFAFF2 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 175, 242). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAFF2?

#BFAFF2 is RGB 191, 175, 242 — HSL 254°, 72%, 82% — CMYK 21%, 28%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BFAFF2?

Its complement is #E3F2B0; analogous partners are #B0C2F2 and #E1B0F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAFF2 for text?

Black text on #BFAFF2 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.