Palettes / Colors / #BFEDFC

#BFEDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BFEDFC 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.

#BFEDFC 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 #FCCFC0; it also sits naturally between #C0FCED and #C0CFFC. 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 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEDFC

.text { color: #BFEDFC; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFEDFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCCFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEDFC

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 #BFEDFC 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 #BFEDFC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEDFC?

#BFEDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 237, 252). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDFC?

#BFEDFC is RGB 191, 237, 252 — HSL 195°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 24%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BFEDFC?

Its complement is #FCCFC0; analogous partners are #C0FCED and #C0CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEDFC for text?

Black text on #BFEDFC has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.