#BFBCDF
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BFBCDF
#BFBCDF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.8); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCDFBC — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFBCDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFBCDF
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How #BFBCDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFBCDF?
#BFBCDF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFBCDF?
Use black text. Black on #BFBCDF has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFBCDF?
Its complementary colour is #DCDFBC, and analogous partners are #BCCBDF and #D1BCDF.