Palettes / Colors / #BFCCDF

#BFCCDF — Light Muted Blue

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

#BFCCDF 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 #DFD2BF; it also sits naturally between #BFDBDF and #C2BFDF. 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 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCCDF

.text { color: #BFCCDF; }
.background { background-color: #BFCCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 204, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 204, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 204, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCCDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFD2BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCCDF: #000000.

How #BFCCDF 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 #BFCCDF 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

← #BFCCDE  ·  #BFCCE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCCDF?

#BFCCDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 204, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCCDF?

#BFCCDF is RGB 191, 204, 223 — HSL 216°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 9%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFCCDF?

Its complement is #DFD2BF; analogous partners are #BFDBDF and #C2BFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCCDF for text?

Black text on #BFCCDF has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.