Palettes / Colors / #BFBCD3

#BFBCD3 — Light Dusty Blue

#BFBCD3 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 #BFBCD3 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.

#BFBCD3 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 #D0D3BB; it also sits naturally between #BBC4D3 and #CABBD3. 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 74% · Blue 83%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBCD3

.text { color: #BFBCD3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBCD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 188, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBCD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 188, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBCD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 188, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBCD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBCD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBCD3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0D3BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBCD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBCD3

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 #BFBCD3 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 #BFBCD3 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

← #BFBCD2  ·  #BFBCD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBCD3?

#BFBCD3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 188, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBCD3?

#BFBCD3 is RGB 191, 188, 211 — HSL 248°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BFBCD3?

Its complement is #D0D3BB; analogous partners are #BBC4D3 and #CABBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBCD3 for text?

Black text on #BFBCD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.