Close to Light Steel Blue
#BFBEDB
#BFBEDB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFBEDB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.60:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.60:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFBEDB as they’d see it.
#BFBEDB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #BFBEDB
What color is #BFBEDB?
#BFBEDB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Light Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFBEDB in RGB?
#BFBEDB is rgb(191, 190, 219): 191 red, 190 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFBEDB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 13, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFBEDB?
PANTONE 2658 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFBEDB?
Its complement #C2C3A5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.