Palettes / Colors / #BFDEEF

#BFDEEF — Pale Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BFDEEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFDEEF 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 #EFCFBE; it also sits naturally between #BEEFE7 and #BEC5EF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDEEF

.text { color: #BFDEEF; }
.background { background-color: #BFDEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 222, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 222, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 222, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFDEEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDEEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFDEEF 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 #BFDEEF 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

← #BFDEEE  ·  #BFDEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDEEF?

#BFDEEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 222, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDEEF?

#BFDEEF is RGB 191, 222, 239 — HSL 201°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFDEEF?

Its complement is #EFCFBE; analogous partners are #BEEFE7 and #BEC5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDEEF for text?

Black text on #BFDEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.