Palettes / Colors / #BFBEEF

#BFBEEF — Pale Blue

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

#BFBEEF 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 #EEEFBE; it also sits naturally between #BED5EF and #D7BEEF. 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 75% · Blue 94%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBEEF

.text { color: #BFBEEF; }
.background { background-color: #BFBEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBEEF

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Tones of #BFBEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBEEF: #000000.

How #BFBEEF 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 #BFBEEF 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

← #BFBEEE  ·  #BFBEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBEEF?

#BFBEEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 190, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBEEF?

#BFBEEF is RGB 191, 190, 239 — HSL 241°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFBEEF?

Its complement is #EEEFBE; analogous partners are #BED5EF and #D7BEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBEEF for text?

Black text on #BFBEEF has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.