Palettes / Colors / #BFBFD9

#BFBFD9 — Light Dusty Blue

#BFBFD9 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFBFD9 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 #D9D9BF; it also sits naturally between #BFCCD9 and #CCBFD9. 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 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBFD9

.text { color: #BFBFD9; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 191, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 25%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 191, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 191, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBFD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBFD9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9D9BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBFD9: #000000.

How #BFBFD9 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 #BFBFD9 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

← #BFBFD8  ·  #BFBFDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBFD9?

#BFBFD9 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 191, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBFD9?

#BFBFD9 is RGB 191, 191, 217 — HSL 240°, 25%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BFBFD9?

Its complement is #D9D9BF; analogous partners are #BFCCD9 and #CCBFD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBFD9 for text?

Black text on #BFBFD9 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.