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#BFE2EE — Pale Blue

#BFE2EE 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 #BFE2EE 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.

#BFE2EE 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 #EECABF; it also sits naturally between #BFEEE2 and #BFCAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFE2EE · RGB 191, 226, 238

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Color values

HEX#BFE2EE
RGB191, 226, 238
HSL195°, 58%, 84%
HSV195°, 20%, 93%
CMYK20%, 5%, 0%, 7%
XYZ64.11, 71.64, 91.34
Yxy71.64, 0.2823, 0.3155
CIE-Lab87.80, -8.89, -9.66
Hunter Lab84.64, -8.52, -9.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFE2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFE2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFE2EE

.text { color: #BFE2EE; }
.background { background-color: #BFE2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFE2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 226, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFE2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 226, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFE2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 226, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFE2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFE2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFE2EE

#9ED4E5#7EC5DD#5EB7D4#3EA8CC#2F91B1#277691#1E5C71#154251#0D2730#040D10

Tints of #BFE2EE

#C3E4EF#C7E6F0#CFE9F2#D3EBF3#D7EDF4#DBEFF5#DFF1F6#E7F4F9#EBF6FA#EFF8FB

Tones of #BFE2EE

#C2E0EB#C5DFE7#C9DDE4#CCDBE0#CFDADD#D3D8D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECABF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFE2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFE2EE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFE2EE: ·

How #BFE2EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECEEBDeuteranopia · #CCCAEATritanopia · #C1E9E8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFE2EE rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Zephyr
#1983AA · #B21A8A · #A0CF1E · #C0E5EF
Palette 40a2e3
#40A2E3 · #FFF6E9 · #BBE2EC · #0D9276
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0

Similar colors

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

#C0E5EF#BBE2EC#BBE0EF#BDE7EE#BFDDF0#BAE0F0#BCE6EB#B9E4EE#BCE0F4#B8E3F0#BFDFE7#BDE9F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFE2ED  ·  #BFE2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFE2EE?

#BFE2EE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 226, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFE2EE?

#BFE2EE is RGB 191, 226, 238 — HSL 195°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 5%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFE2EE?

Its complement is #EECABF; analogous partners are #BFEEE2 and #BFCAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFE2EE for text?

Black text on #BFE2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.