What color is #BFC4FF?

#BFC4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC4FF?

The RGB value is 191, 196, 255: 191 red, 196 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC4FF?

The complementary color is #FFFABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC4FF color

#BFC4FF rgb(191, 196, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFC4FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green and 100% blue (191, 196, 255).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#BFC4FF color codes

HEX	`#BFC4FF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 196, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 76.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.61, 10.74, -29.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.61, 31.41, 289.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.271, 57.775, 102.617)`
Decimal	`12567807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC4FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFC4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFC4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc4ff; }
.text { color: #bfc4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 196 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc4ff, #dabfff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFC4FF?: #BFC4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC4FF?: The RGB value is 191, 196, 255: 191 red, 196 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC4FF?: The complementary color is #FFFABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.