#BFD4EB
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BFD4EB
#BFD4EB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 83% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBD6BF — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFD4EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFD4EB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFD4EB?
#BFD4EB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 83% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFD4EB?
Use black text. Black on #BFD4EB has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFD4EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBD6BF, and analogous partners are #BFEAEB and #C0BFEB.