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#BFBBCD Blue Haze

#BFBBCD is a light gray named Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 15% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFBBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.20:1.

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Variations of #BFBBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BFBBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFBBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8BDCC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BDCE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABDCD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8BDCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABCCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBDC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBCC7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBDC1

#BFBBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BFBBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.20:1 Very good#BFBBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBCD in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BFBBCD; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 205);
color: hsl(253 15% 77%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.025 296.0);

#BFBBCD FAQ

What color is #BFBBCD?

#BFBBCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBCD?

#BFBBCD is rgb(191, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(253, 15%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBCD?

The complementary color of #BFBBCD is #C9CDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBCD: 11.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBCD a warm or cool color?

#BFBBCD is a neutral color.