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#BFC2FA — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFC2FA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BFC2FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFC2FA 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 #FAF7BD; it also sits naturally between #BDDEFA and #D8BDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFC2FA · RGB 191, 194, 250

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Color values

HEX#BFC2FA
RGB191, 194, 250
HSL237°, 86%, 86%
HSV237°, 24%, 98%
CMYK24%, 22%, 0%, 2%
XYZ58.03, 56.56, 98.30
Yxy56.56, 0.2726, 0.2657
CIE-Lab79.93, 10.68, -27.90
Hunter Lab75.21, 10.30, -30.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 76% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFC2FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFC2FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFC2FA

.text { color: #BFC2FA; }
.background { background-color: #BFC2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 194, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 194, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 194, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFC2FA

#979BF7#7177F4#464FF1#202AEE#101AD5#0D15AF#0A118A#070C5F#040739#010213

Tints of #BFC2FA

#C1C4FA#C6C9FB#CBCDFB#D0D2FB#D4D6FC#D9DBFC#DEDFFD#E3E4FD#E7E8FD#ECEDFE

Tones of #BFC2FA

#C1C4F6#C6C8F1#CACCED#CECFE9#D2D3E4#D7D7E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF7BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFC2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC2FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFC2FA: ·

How #BFC2FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C0C0ECDeuteranopia · #C0C0E9Tritanopia · #BFE2DF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFC2FA rather than the exact color:

Rustic Marble
#C0C0F7 · #9797ED · #5555E7 · #1B1BC1
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Palette 576a8f
#576A8F · #B7BDF7 · #FFF8DE · #FF7444
Tranquil Solace
#C0CCF7 · #89A1F0 · #214DE3 · #1737A5
Gentle Mirage
#BCC0F0 · #212AB5 · #19229E · #151961

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C0C0F7#C1BDF5#BCBDF2#B7BDF7#C0CCF7#BCC0F0#C5BAFF#BCC8F1#C3BEF0#C5C6F1#C9BEFF#C4C4EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFC2F9  ·  #BFC2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC2FA?

#BFC2FA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 194, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC2FA?

#BFC2FA is RGB 191, 194, 250 — HSL 237°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 22%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BFC2FA?

Its complement is #FAF7BD; analogous partners are #BDDEFA and #D8BDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC2FA for text?

Black text on #BFC2FA has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.