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#BFCFFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFCFFA 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 #BFCFFA 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.

#BFCFFA 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 #FAEABD; it also sits naturally between #BDECFA and #CBBDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCFFA · RGB 191, 207, 250

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Color values

HEX#BFCFFA
RGB191, 207, 250
HSL224°, 86%, 86%
HSV224°, 24%, 98%
CMYK24%, 17%, 0%, 2%
XYZ61.05, 62.60, 99.31
Yxy62.60, 0.2738, 0.2808
CIE-Lab83.23, 3.68, -22.86
Hunter Lab79.12, 3.55, -24.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BFCFFA

.text { color: #BFCFFA; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCFFA

#97B0F7#7194F4#4674F1#2057EE#1045D5#0D38AF#0A2C8A#071F5F#041239#010613

Tints of #BFCFFA

#C1D1FA#C6D4FB#CBD8FB#D0DBFB#D4DFFC#D9E2FC#DEE6FD#E3EAFD#E7EDFD#ECF1FE

Tones of #BFCFFA

#C1CFF6#C6D1F1#CAD3ED#CED5E9#D2D7E4#D7D9E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCFFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCFFA

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 #BFCFFA: ·

How #BFCFFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6F0Deuteranopia · #C5C4EDTritanopia · #C0E7E6

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 #BFCFFA rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf7f0
#FAF7F0 · #CDFCF6 · #BCCEF8 · #98A8F8
Tranquil Solace
#C0CCF7 · #89A1F0 · #214DE3 · #1737A5
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Scarlet Ruby Saffron
#0D296F · #178CAA · #3D9AEB · #B9D0F8
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Mellow Ruby Opal
#8C5A10 · #ED965E · #1969DF · #B9CFF3

Similar colors

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

#BCCEF8#C0CCF7#C3CFF6#B9D0F8#C6CFFF#B9CFF3#C4D7FF#C4CDF0#C2D9FF#B8CCF1#BCC8F1#C4D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCFF9  ·  #BFCFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFFA?

#BFCFFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 207, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFFA?

#BFCFFA is RGB 191, 207, 250 — HSL 224°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 17%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BFCFFA?

Its complement is #FAEABD; analogous partners are #BDECFA and #CBBDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFFA for text?

Black text on #BFCFFA has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.