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#BFCAEF closest to Frost Fairy

#BFCAEF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.2% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(191, 202, 239)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BFCAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.91:1.

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Variations of #BFCAEF

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

How #BFCAEF 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 #BCC9EE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CDF1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCCF0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC9EE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDCAEF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4D1D6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBCDE4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CBD5

#BFCAEF contrast checker

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1.63:1 Very poor#BFCAEF text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.91:1 Super#BFCAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCAEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 202 239);
color: hsl(226 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.053 272.2);

#BFCAEF FAQ

What color is #BFCAEF?

#BFCAEF 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 #BFCAEF?

#BFCAEF is rgb(191, 202, 239) in RGB, hsl(226, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCAEF?

The complementary color of #BFCAEF is #EFE4BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCAEF: 12.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCAEF a warm or cool color?

#BFCAEF is a cool color.