#BFBFFE

sRGB: 191 / 191 / 254

Ancient mountains reshape eternity
Restless constellations transform the fabric of existence
Celestial symphonies transcend the limits of dreams

#BFBFFE belongs to the blue family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 191 red, 191 green and 254 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 96.9% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 87.3% 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 (12.10:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 191, 191, 254
HSL: 240.00°, 96.92%, 87.25%
HSV / HSB: 240.00°, 24.80%, 99.61%
CMYK (approx.): 24.80%, 24.80%, 0.00%, 0.39%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 58.003, 55.493, 101.425
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 79.325, 13.225, -30.959
WCAG relative luminance: 0.55494
24-bit decimal: 12566526

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 #BFBFFE 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: 12.10:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.74:1

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

#FEFEBF sits half a turn (180°) from #BFBFFE 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.

#BFBFFE #FEFEBF

Analogous

#BFDFFE and #DFBFFE sit 30° to either side of #BFBFFE. 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.

#BFDFFE #BFBFFE #DFBFFE

Triadic

#BFBFFE, #FEBFBF and #BFFEBF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#BFBFFE #FEBFBF #BFFEBF

Split complementary

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

#BFBFFE #FEDFBF #DFFEBF

Square

Starting with #BFBFFE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #FEBFDF, #FEFEBF, then #BFFEDF. Across the square, #BFBFFE pairs with #FEFEBF, and #FEBFDF with #BFFEDF.

#BFBFFE #FEBFDF #FEFEBF #BFFEDF

Tetradic

#BFBFFE and #FEFEBF are opposites, as are #FEBFFE and #BFFEBF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#BFBFFE #FEBFFE #FEFEBF #BFFEBF

Tints

Mixing #BFBFFE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCCCFE, keeps 80% of the original. By #F2F2FF, the mixture is 80% white.

#BFBFFE #CCCCFE #D9D9FE #E5E5FF #F2F2FF #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #BFBFFE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #9999CB, keeps 80% of the original. By #262633, the mixture is 80% black.

#BFBFFE #9999CB #737398 #4C4C66 #262633 #000000

Tones

Mixing #BFBFFE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2B2E5, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D8D99, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#BFBFFE #B2B2E5 #A6A6CC #9999B2 #8D8D99 #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

#BFBFFE

RGB

rgb(191 191 254)

HSL

hsl(240.000 96.923% 87.255%)

CSS example

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

Channel breakdown

RGB

#BFBFFE uses 191 red, 191 green and 254 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 74.9%

Green 74.9%

Blue 99.6%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #BFBFFE is 24.8% cyan, 24.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 0.4% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 24.8%

Magenta 24.8%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 0.4%

Nearby colors

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

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

Gradient to complement

#BFBFFE #CACAF4 #D4D4E9 #DFDFDF #E9E9D4 #F4F4CA #FEFEBF

Color vision previews

Compare how #BFBFFE 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.

#AEC6FF

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.

#ACC3FC

Tritanopia

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

#B1CAD5

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.

#B4C4FF

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.

#B3C2FD

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#BCC3F0

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#C4C4C4

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.

#C2C2E4

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 0.99110

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 0.97726

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.52100 G 0.52100 B 0.94904

CIE xyY

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

x 0.270 y 0.258 Y 55.493

CMY

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

C % 25.098 M % 25.098 Y % 0.392

Binary RGB

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

10111111 10111111 11111110