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#BFCBFA closest to Frost Fairy

#BFCBFA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(191, 203, 250)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BFCBFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.14:1.

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Variations of #BFCBFA

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

How #BFCBFA 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 #B9CAF9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECFFC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECEFB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9CAF9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBCBF9
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1D4DB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BACFEC
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CCD9

#BFCBFA contrast checker

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1.60:1 Very poor#BFCBFA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.14:1 Super#BFCBFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCBFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 203 250);
color: hsl(228 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.067 273.7);

#BFCBFA FAQ

What color is #BFCBFA?

#BFCBFA 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 #BFCBFA?

#BFCBFA is rgb(191, 203, 250) in RGB, hsl(228, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBFA?

The complementary color of #BFCBFA is #FAEEBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCBFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCBFA: 13.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCBFA a warm or cool color?

#BFCBFA is a cool color.