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#BFDCFF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #BFDCFF

With the hex code #BFDCFF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFE2BF, a wheat 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 — 14.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green220
Blue255

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #BFDCFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFDCFF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BFDCFF.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFDCFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0DDFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D6FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADE4E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDCFF?

With the hex code #BFDCFF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDCFF?

Use black text. Black on #BFDCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDCFF?

Its complementary colour is #FFE2BF, and analogous partners are #BFFCFF and #C2BFFF.