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#BFBCCF — Light Dusty Blue

#BFBCCF is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFBCCF 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.

#BFBCCF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBCEBA; it also sits naturally between #BAC1CE and #C7BACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBCCF · RGB 191, 188, 207

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Color values

HEX#BFBCCF
RGB191, 188, 207
HSL249°, 17%, 77%
HSV249°, 9%, 81%
CMYK8%, 9%, 0%, 19%
XYZ50.73, 51.55, 66.31
Yxy51.55, 0.3009, 0.3058
CIE-Lab77.01, 4.68, -9.16
Hunter Lab71.80, 4.39, -8.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BFBCCF

.text { color: #BFBCCF; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 188, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 188, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 188, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBCCF

#A9A5C0#938EAF#7F79A0#6C668F#5C577A#4A4662#3A374E#2B2839#191721#09080C

Tints of #BFBCCF

#C3C0D3#C9C6D7#CECCDB#D4D2DF#DAD8E3#DDDBE6#E2E1EA#E8E7EE#EEEDF2#F4F3F7

Tones of #BFBCCF

#BEBCCD#BFBDCB#C0BECA#C1C0C8#C2C1C7#C4C3C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCEBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBCCF

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 #BFBCCF: ·

How #BFBCCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBECADeuteranopia · #BEBEC9Tritanopia · #BFC7C6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette B7c4cf
#B7C4CF · #EEE3CB · #D7C0AE · #967E76
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Vivid Bloom
#3D2B74 · #984F39 · #53BF6D · #C5B8D9

Similar colors

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

#BBBFCA#C9BBCF#B5C0D0#B7C4CF#C5B3D3#C5B8D9#B9B4C7#BFC9D1#C5B0CD#C5C6C7#B6BBC4#C7C8CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBCCE  ·  #BFBCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBCCF?

#BFBCCF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 188, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBCCF?

#BFBCCF is RGB 191, 188, 207 — HSL 249°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 9%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFBCCF?

Its complement is #CBCEBA; analogous partners are #BAC1CE and #C7BACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBCCF for text?

Black text on #BFBCCF has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.