#BFBFEB

sRGB: 191 / 191 / 235

Ancient mountains reshape eternity
Restless constellations transform the fabric of existence
Infinite wonders defy the passing ages

#BFBFEB belongs to the blue family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 191 red, 191 green and 235 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 240.0° lands in the blue region. Its 52.4% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 83.5% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (11.87:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 191, 191, 235
HSL: 240.00°, 52.38%, 83.53%
HSV / HSB: 240.00°, 18.72%, 92.16%
CMYK (approx.): 18.72%, 18.72%, 0.00%, 7.84%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 55.109, 54.336, 86.184
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 78.657, 8.929, -21.791
WCAG relative luminance: 0.54336
24-bit decimal: 12566507

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #BFBFEB in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 11.87:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.77:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#EBEBBF sits half a turn (180°) from #BFBFEB on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#BFBFEB #EBEBBF

Analogous

#BFD5EB and #D5BFEB sit 30° to either side of #BFBFEB. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#BFD5EB #BFBFEB #D5BFEB

Triadic

#BFBFEB, #EBBFBF and #BFEBBF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#BFBFEB #EBBFBF #BFEBBF

Split complementary

Start at #BFBFEB and look across the wheel. #EBD5BF and #D5EBBF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#BFBFEB #EBD5BF #D5EBBF

Square

Starting with #BFBFEB, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #EBBFD5, #EBEBBF, then #BFEBD5. Across the square, #BFBFEB pairs with #EBEBBF, and #EBBFD5 with #BFEBD5.

#BFBFEB #EBBFD5 #EBEBBF #BFEBD5

Tetradic

#BFBFEB and #EBEBBF are opposites, as are #EBBFEB and #BFEBBF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#BFBFEB #EBBFEB #EBEBBF #BFEBBF

Tints

Mixing #BFBFEB with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCCCEF, keeps 80% of the original. By #F2F2FB, the mixture is 80% white.

#BFBFEB #CCCCEF #D9D9F3 #E5E5F7 #F2F2FB #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #BFBFEB with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #9999BC, keeps 80% of the original. By #26262F, the mixture is 80% black.

#BFBFEB #9999BC #73738D #4C4C5E #26262F #000000

Tones

Mixing #BFBFEB with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2B2D6, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D8D95, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#BFBFEB #B2B2D6 #A6A6C0 #9999AB #8D8D95 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#BFBFEB

RGB

rgb(191 191 235)

HSL

hsl(240.000 52.381% 83.529%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #BFBFEB;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#BFBFEB uses 191 red, 191 green and 235 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 74.9%

Green 74.9%

Blue 92.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #BFBFEB is 18.7% cyan, 18.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 7.8% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 18.7%

Magenta 18.7%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 7.8%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BBBBEE. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #BBE in CSS. For a modern design, keep #BFBFEB when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCFF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #BBBBEE Nearest web-safe: #CCCCFF

Gradient to complement

#BFBFEB #C6C6E4 #CECEDC #D5D5D5 #DCDCCE #E4E4C6 #EBEBBF

Color vision previews

Compare how #BFBFEB appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#B4C4ED

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#B3C1EA

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#B6C6CE

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#B8C2EC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#B7C1EA

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BDC1E1

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C3C3C3

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#C1C1D8

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.52100 G 0.52100 B 0.83077

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.74902 G 0.74902 B 0.90786

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.52100 G 0.52100 B 0.80305

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.282 y 0.278 Y 54.336

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 25.098 M % 25.098 Y % 7.843

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10111111 10111111 11101011