Palettes / Colors / #BFCAEA
#BFCAEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BFCAEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #BFCAEA 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.
#BFCAEA 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 #EADFBE; it also sits naturally between #BEDFEA and #C9BEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 202, 234 |
| HSL | 225°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 225°, 18%, 92% |
| CMYK | 18%, 14%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.46, 59.26, 86.25 |
| Yxy | 59.26, 0.2831, 0.2920 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.43, 2.80, -17.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.98, 2.67, -17.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 92%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCAEA
.text { color: #BFCAEA; }
.background { background-color: #BFCAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCAEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EADFBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCAEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFCAEA: ·
How #BFCAEA 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 #BFCAEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFCAEA?
#BFCAEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 202, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCAEA?
#BFCAEA is RGB 191, 202, 234 — HSL 225°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 14%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFCAEA?
Its complement is #EADFBE; analogous partners are #BEDFEA and #C9BEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCAEA for text?
Black text on #BFCAEA has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.