Palettes / Colors / #BFB7FD

#BFB7FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFB7FD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFB7FD 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 #F5FDB4; it also sits naturally between #B4D0FD and #E1B4FD. 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 72% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB7FD

.text { color: #BFB7FD; }
.background { background-color: #BFB7FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB7FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 183, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB7FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 183, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB7FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 183, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB7FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB7FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FDB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB7FD: #000000.

How #BFB7FD 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 #BFB7FD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB7FD?

#BFB7FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 183, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB7FD?

#BFB7FD is RGB 191, 183, 253 — HSL 247°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 25%, 28%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BFB7FD?

Its complement is #F5FDB4; analogous partners are #B4D0FD and #E1B4FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB7FD for text?

Black text on #BFB7FD has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.