Palettes / Colors / #BFBCDC

#BFBCDC — Light Dusty Blue

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

#BFBCDC 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 #D9DCBC; it also sits naturally between #BCC9DC and #CFBCDC. 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 86%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBCDC

.text { color: #BFBCDC; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 188, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 188, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 188, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBCDC

Tints of #BFBCDC

Tones of #BFBCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DCBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBCDC: #000000.

How #BFBCDC 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 #BFBCDC 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

← #BFBCDB  ·  #BFBCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 188, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBCDC?

#BFBCDC is RGB 191, 188, 220 — HSL 246°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BFBCDC?

Its complement is #D9DCBC; analogous partners are #BCC9DC and #CFBCDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBCDC for text?

Black text on #BFBCDC has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.