Palettes / Colors / #BFDAEC

#BFDAEC — Pale Muted Blue

#BFDAEC is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFDAEC 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 #ECD2C0; it also sits naturally between #C0ECE8 and #C0C5EC. 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 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDAEC

.text { color: #BFDAEC; }
.background { background-color: #BFDAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 218, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 218, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 218, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFDAEC

Tints of #BFDAEC

Tones of #BFDAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD2C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDAEC: #000000.

How #BFDAEC 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 #BFDAEC 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

← #BFDAEB  ·  #BFDAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDAEC?

#BFDAEC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 218, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDAEC?

#BFDAEC is RGB 191, 218, 236 — HSL 204°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFDAEC?

Its complement is #ECD2C0; analogous partners are #C0ECE8 and #C0C5EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDAEC for text?

Black text on #BFDAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.