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#BFC8EA closest to Frost Fairy

#BFC8EA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(191, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 51% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BFC8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.67:1.

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Variations of #BFC8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFC8EA 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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#BFC8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFC8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCC7E9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCBEC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECAEB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC7E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC8EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5CED3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCCBE0
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C9D2

#BFC8EA contrast checker

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1.66:1 Very poor#BFC8EA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.67:1 Super#BFC8EA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFC8EA in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BFC8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BFC8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFC8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 200 234);
color: hsl(227 51% 83%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.049 273.6);

#BFC8EA FAQ

What color is #BFC8EA?

#BFC8EA is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFC8EA?

#BFC8EA is rgb(191, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(227, 51%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFC8EA?

The complementary color of #BFC8EA is #EAE1BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFC8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFC8EA: 12.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFC8EA a warm or cool color?

#BFC8EA is a cool color.