#BFCDE0
Light Blue · light cool blue
About #BFCDE0
#BFCDE0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 10.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0D2BF — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFCDE0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFCDE0
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BFCDE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFCDE0?
#BFCDE0 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFCDE0?
Use black text. Black on #BFCDE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFCDE0?
Its complementary colour is #E0D2BF, and analogous partners are #BFDEE0 and #C2BFE0.