What color is #BFD1ED?

#BFD1ED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFD1ED?

The RGB value is 191, 209, 237: 191 red, 209 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFD1ED?

The complementary color is #EDDBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFD1ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFD1ED color

#BFD1ED rgb(191, 209, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFD1ED is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 82% green and 92.9% blue (191, 209, 237).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 56% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#BFD1ED color codes

HEX	`#BFD1ED`
RGB	`rgb(191, 209, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 82%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 56%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 19%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, -0.27, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 15.8, 269.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.569, 62.79, 89.086)`
Decimal	`12571117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFD1ED, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFD1ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFD1ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFD1ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfd1ed; }
.text { color: #bfd1ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfd1ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 209 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfd1ed, #c4bfed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFD1ED?: #BFD1ED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFD1ED?: The RGB value is 191, 209, 237: 191 red, 209 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFD1ED?: The complementary color is #EDDBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFD1ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.