Palettes / Colors / #BFCEFD

#BFCEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFCEFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFCEFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDEDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDFD and #CEBFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFCEFD

.text { color: #BFCEFD; }
.background { background-color: #BFCEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCEFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFCEFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDEDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCEFD: #000000.

How #BFCEFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCEFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCEFC  ·  #BFCEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCEFD?

#BFCEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCEFD?

#BFCEFD is RGB 191, 206, 253 — HSL 225°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BFCEFD?

Its complement is #FDEDBF; analogous partners are #BFEDFD and #CEBFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCEFD for text?

Black text on #BFCEFD has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.