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#BFDFE1

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BFDFE1

With the hex code #BFDFE1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1C1BF, a baby pink 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 — 14.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green223
Blue225

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BFDFE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BFDFE1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BFDFE1.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFDFE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFDFE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADCE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D7E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5E2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDFE1?

With the hex code #BFDFE1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDFE1?

Use black text. Black on #BFDFE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDFE1?

Its complementary colour is #E1C1BF, and analogous partners are #BFE1D2 and #BFCEE1.