What color is #BFCAEA?

#BFCAEA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCAEA?

The RGB value is 191, 202, 234: 191 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFCAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCAEA color

#BFCAEA rgb(191, 202, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFCAEA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.2% green and 91.8% blue (191, 202, 234).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 51% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#BFCAEA color codes

HEX	`#BFCAEA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 202, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 51%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, 2.8, -17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 17.28, 279.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.454, 59.257, 86.237)`
Decimal	`12569322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCAEA, 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 #BFCAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #BFCAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcaea; }
.text { color: #bfcaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 202 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcaea, #c9bfea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFCAEA?: #BFCAEA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCAEA?: The RGB value is 191, 202, 234: 191 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCAEA?: The complementary color is #EADFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.