Palettes / Colors / #BFBFEB

#BFBFEB — Pale Muted Blue

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

#BFBFEB 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 #EBEBC1; it also sits naturally between #C1D6EB and #D6C1EB. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBFEB

.text { color: #BFBFEB; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 191, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 52%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 191, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 191, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBFEB

Tints of #BFBFEB

Tones of #BFBFEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEBC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBFEB: #000000.

How #BFBFEB 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 #BFBFEB 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

← #BFBFEA  ·  #BFBFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBFEB?

#BFBFEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 191, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBFEB?

#BFBFEB is RGB 191, 191, 235 — HSL 240°, 52%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFBFEB?

Its complement is #EBEBC1; analogous partners are #C1D6EB and #D6C1EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBFEB for text?

Black text on #BFBFEB has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.