Palettes / Colors / #BFC4DB

#BFC4DB — Light Dusty Blue

#BFC4DB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFC4DB 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 #DAD5BE; it also sits naturally between #BED1DA and #C7BEDA. 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 77% · Blue 86%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC4DB

.text { color: #BFC4DB; }
.background { background-color: #BFC4DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC4DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 196, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC4DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 196, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC4DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 196, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC4DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC4DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFC4DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC4DB: #000000.

How #BFC4DB 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 #BFC4DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC4DB?

#BFC4DB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 196, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC4DB?

#BFC4DB is RGB 191, 196, 219 — HSL 229°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 11%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BFC4DB?

Its complement is #DAD5BE; analogous partners are #BED1DA and #C7BEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC4DB for text?

Black text on #BFC4DB has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.