#BFD5EA
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #BFD5EA
#BFD5EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 8.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAD4BF — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFD5EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFD5EA?
#BFD5EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFD5EA?
Use black text. Black on #BFD5EA has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFD5EA?
Its complementary colour is #EAD4BF, and analogous partners are #BFEAE9 and #BFC0EA.