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#BFBBF3 — Pale Blue

#BFBBF3 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BFBBF3 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.

#BFBBF3 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 #EFF3BA; it also sits naturally between #BAD2F3 and #DABAF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBBF3 · RGB 191, 187, 243

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Color values

HEX#BFBBF3
RGB191, 187, 243
HSL244°, 70%, 84%
HSV244°, 23%, 95%
CMYK21%, 23%, 0%, 5%
XYZ55.43, 53.09, 92.12
Yxy53.09, 0.2763, 0.2646
CIE-Lab77.93, 12.89, -27.22
Hunter Lab72.86, 12.38, -29.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 95%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFBBF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFBBF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFBBF3

.text { color: #BFBBF3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 187, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 70%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 187, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 187, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBBF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBBF3

#9D97ED#7C74E7#5B52E0#3A2FDA#2C22BF#241C9C#1C1579#140F57#0C0934#040311

Tints of #BFBBF3

#C2BEF4#C6C2F4#CECBF6#D2CFF7#D6D4F7#DAD8F8#DEDCF9#E6E5FA#EBE9FB#EFEEFC

Tones of #BFBBF3

#C1BEEF#C5C2EB#C8C6E7#CCCAE2#CFCEDE#D3D2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF3BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBBF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBBF3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFBBF3: ·

How #BFBBF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDE5Deuteranopia · #BEBEE2Tritanopia · #BFDBD8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFBBF3 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Rustic Marble
#C0C0F7 · #9797ED · #5555E7 · #1B1BC1
Gentle Mirage
#BCC0F0 · #212AB5 · #19229E · #151961
Smoky Aurora
#1E85A7 · #2F7DDA · #798AE7 · #BCB3F1

Similar colors

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

#C1BDF5#BCBDF2#C3BEF0#C0C0F7#BCC0F0#BCB3F1#B7BDF7#C3B6EC#C3B9EA#B5B9F0#B5B7F4#BEB1EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBBF2  ·  #BFBBF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBBF3?

#BFBBF3 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 187, 243). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBBF3?

#BFBBF3 is RGB 191, 187, 243 — HSL 244°, 70%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 23%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BFBBF3?

Its complement is #EFF3BA; analogous partners are #BAD2F3 and #DABAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBBF3 for text?

Black text on #BFBBF3 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.