#BFDBFF
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #BFDBFF
#BFDBFF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 12.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFE3BF — a wheat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFDBFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFDBFF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFDBFF?
#BFDBFF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFDBFF?
Use black text. Black on #BFDBFF has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFDBFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFE3BF, and analogous partners are #BFFBFF and #C3BFFF.