#BFBFDB
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BFBFDB
#BFBFDB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBDBBF (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFBFDB
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How #BFBFDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFBFDB?
#BFBFDB is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFBFDB?
Use black text. Black on #BFBFDB has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFBFDB?
Its complementary colour is #DBDBBF, and analogous partners are #BFCDDB and #CDBFDB.