Close to Periwinkle
#BFB7FB
#BFB7FB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71.8% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFB7FB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.85:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.85:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFB7FB as they’d see it.
#BFB7FB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BFB7FB
What color is #BFB7FB?
#BFB7FB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 71.8% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFB7FB in RGB?
#BFB7FB is rgb(191, 183, 251): 191 red, 183 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFB7FB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 27, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFB7FB?
PANTONE 2636 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFB7FB?
Its complement #BBC57F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.