#bfbfcf

Color #bfbfcf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbfcf

RGB

rgb(191, 191, 207)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.3%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 7.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.78, 3.07, -8.01)

LCH

lch(77.78, 8.58, 290.97)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0223, 285.84)

HWB

hwb(240, 74.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcfbf

Analogous

#bfc7cf

#bfbfcf

#c7bfcf

Triadic

#bfbfcf

#cfbfbf

#bfcfbf

Split-complementary

#bfbfcf

#cfc7bf

#c7cfbf

Tetradic

#bfbfcf

#cfbfcf

#cfcfbf

#bfcfbf

Square

#bfbfcf

#cfbfc7

#cfcfbf

#bfcfc7

Shades

Color #bfbfcf mixed toward black.

#9999b3

#737396

#555572

#39394c

#1c1c26

Tints

Color #bfbfcf mixed toward white.

#cacad7

#d4d4df

#dfdfe7

#eaeaef

#f4f4f7

Tones

Color #bfbfcf mixed toward gray.

#c0c0ce

#c2c2cc

#c3c3cb

#c4c4ca

#c6c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcb · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#bfbfca · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bfc8c8 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbfcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbfcf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bfbfcf (#bfbfcf) is rgb(191, 191, 207) in RGB.

No, #bfbfcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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