Palettes / Colors / #BFCEE5
#BFCEE5 — Pale Muted Blue
#BFCEE5 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 #BFCEE5 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.
#BFCEE5 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 #E4D5BE; it also sits naturally between #BEE1E4 and #C2BEE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCEE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 206, 229 |
| HSL | 216°, 42%, 82% |
| HSV | 216°, 17%, 90% |
| CMYK | 17%, 10%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 57.70, 60.88, 82.84 |
| Yxy | 60.88, 0.2865, 0.3022 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.31, -0.39, -13.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.02, -0.37, -13.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 90%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCEE5
.text { color: #BFCEE5; }
.background { background-color: #BFCEE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCEE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 42%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCEE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCEE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCEE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCEE5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFCEE5
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Tones of #BFCEE5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4D5BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCEE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCEE5
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 #BFCEE5: ·
How #BFCEE5 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 #BFCEE5 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFCEE5?
#BFCEE5 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 206, 229). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCEE5?
#BFCEE5 is RGB 191, 206, 229 — HSL 216°, 42%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #BFCEE5?
Its complement is #E4D5BE; analogous partners are #BEE1E4 and #C2BEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCEE5 for text?
Black text on #BFCEE5 has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.