Palettes / Colors / #BFC0DE

#BFC0DE — Light Muted Blue

#BFC0DE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFC0DE 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 #DEDDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFD0DE and #CEBFDE. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC0DE

.text { color: #BFC0DE; }
.background { background-color: #BFC0DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC0DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 192, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC0DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 192, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC0DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 192, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC0DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC0DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFC0DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC0DE: #000000.

How #BFC0DE 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 #BFC0DE 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

← #BFC0DD  ·  #BFC0DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC0DE?

#BFC0DE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 192, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC0DE?

#BFC0DE is RGB 191, 192, 222 — HSL 238°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFC0DE?

Its complement is #DEDDBF; analogous partners are #BFD0DE and #CEBFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC0DE for text?

Black text on #BFC0DE has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.