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#BFD2EB

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #BFD2EB

With the hex code #BFD2EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD8BF, a oat shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green210
Blue235

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BFD2EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFD2EB.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFD2EB.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD2EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD2EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD2EB?

With the hex code #BFD2EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD2EB?

Use black text. Black on #BFD2EB has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD2EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBD8BF, and analogous partners are #BFE8EB and #C2BFEB.