What color is #BFCBE7?

#BFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBE7?

The RGB value is 191, 203, 231: 191 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBE7?

The complementary color is #E7DBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFCBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFCBE7 color

#BFCBE7 rgb(191, 203, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 90.6% blue (191, 203, 231).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#BFCBE7 color codes

HEX	`#BFCBE7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 203, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 79.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.6, 1.62, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.6, 15.29, 276.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.262, 59.557, 84.065)`
Decimal	`12569575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFCBE7, 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 #BFCBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFCBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #BFCBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfcbe7; }
.text { color: #bfcbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfcbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 203 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfcbe7, #c7bfe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFCBE7?: #BFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFCBE7?: The RGB value is 191, 203, 231: 191 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFCBE7?: The complementary color is #E7DBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFCBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.