Palettes / Colors / #BFDEFD

#BFDEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFDEFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFDEFD 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 #FDDEBF; it also sits naturally between #BFFDFD and #BFBFFD. 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 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDEFD

.text { color: #BFDEFD; }
.background { background-color: #BFDEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 222, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 222, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 222, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFDEFD

Tints of #BFDEFD

Tones of #BFDEFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDEFD: #000000.

How #BFDEFD 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 #BFDEFD 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

← #BFDEFC  ·  #BFDEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDEFD?

#BFDEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 222, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDEFD?

#BFDEFD is RGB 191, 222, 253 — HSL 210°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BFDEFD?

Its complement is #FDDEBF; analogous partners are #BFFDFD and #BFBFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDEFD for text?

Black text on #BFDEFD has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.