Close to Light Steel Blue
#BFCFF5
#BFCFF5 is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 81.2% green, and 96.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 73% 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 #BFCFF5.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.46:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFCFF5 as they’d see it.
#BFCFF5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BFCFF5
What color is #BFCFF5?
#BFCFF5 is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 81.2% green, and 96.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 73% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFCFF5 in RGB?
#BFCFF5 is rgb(191, 207, 245): 191 red, 207 green, and 245 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFCFF5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(22, 16, 0, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFCFF5?
PANTONE 277 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFCFF5?
Its complement #DDCEA8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.