Palettes / Colors / #BFE2EF

#BFE2EF — Pale Blue

#BFE2EF 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 #BFE2EF 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.

#BFE2EF 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 #EFCBBE; it also sits naturally between #BEEFE3 and #BEC9EF. 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 89% · Blue 94%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFE2EF

.text { color: #BFE2EF; }
.background { background-color: #BFE2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFE2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 226, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFE2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 226, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFE2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 226, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFE2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFE2EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCBBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFE2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFE2EF

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 #BFE2EF 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 #BFE2EF 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

← #BFE2EE  ·  #BFE2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFE2EF?

#BFE2EF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 226, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFE2EF?

#BFE2EF is RGB 191, 226, 239 — HSL 196°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 5%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BFE2EF?

Its complement is #EFCBBE; analogous partners are #BEEFE3 and #BEC9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFE2EF for text?

Black text on #BFE2EF has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.