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#BFCFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFCFFB 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 #BFCFFB 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.

#BFCFFB 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 #FBEBC1; it also sits naturally between #C1EDFB and #CEC1FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCFFB · RGB 191, 207, 251

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Color values

HEX#BFCFFB
RGB191, 207, 251
HSL224°, 88%, 87%
HSV224°, 24%, 98%
CMYK24%, 18%, 0%, 2%
XYZ61.21, 62.67, 100.14
Yxy62.67, 0.2732, 0.2797
CIE-Lab83.27, 3.91, -23.34
Hunter Lab79.16, 3.78, -24.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BFCFFB

.text { color: #BFCFFB; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 88%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCFFB

#9AB3F9#6F93F6#4976F3#225AF1#0E45DD#0B38B1#092C8B#062065#04123A#010613

Tints of #BFCFFB

#C5D4FB#CAD7FC#CFDBFC#D4DFFC#D9E2FD#D9E2FD#DDE6FD#E2E9FD#E7EDFD#ECF1FE

Tones of #BFCFFB

#C5D2F7#C9D4F3#CDD6EE#D1D8EA#D6DAE6#DADCE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBEBC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCFFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCFFB

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 #BFCFFB: ·

How #BFCFFB 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 · #C5C4EETritanopia · #C0E8E6

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 #BFCFFB 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#C2D9FF#C4D9FF#C4CDF0#B8CCF1#BCC8F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCFFA  ·  #BFCFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFFB?

#BFCFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 207, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFFB?

#BFCFFB is RGB 191, 207, 251 — HSL 224°, 88%, 87% — CMYK 24%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BFCFFB?

Its complement is #FBEBC1; analogous partners are #C1EDFB and #CEC1FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFFB for text?

Black text on #BFCFFB has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.