Palettes / Colors / #BFDFED

#BFDFED — Pale Blue

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

#BFDFED 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 #EDCDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDE4 and #BFC8ED. 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 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDFED

.text { color: #BFDFED; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFDFED

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Tones of #BFDFED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDFED: #000000.

How #BFDFED 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 #BFDFED 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

← #BFDFEC  ·  #BFDFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDFED?

#BFDFED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 223, 237). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDFED?

#BFDFED is RGB 191, 223, 237 — HSL 198°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFDFED?

Its complement is #EDCDBF; analogous partners are #BFEDE4 and #BFC8ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDFED for text?

Black text on #BFDFED has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.