What color is #BFDBE6?

#BFDBE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFDBE6?

The RGB value is 191, 219, 230: 191 red, 219 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFDBE6?

The complementary color is #E6CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFDBE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFDBE6 color

#BFDBE6 rgb(191, 219, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFDBE6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.9% green and 90.2% blue (191, 219, 230).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#BFDBE6 color codes

HEX	`#BFDBE6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 219, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 85.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, -6.98, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 11, 230.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.097, 67.451, 84.648)`
Decimal	`12573670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFDBE6, 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 #BFDBE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFDBE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #BFDBE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfdbe6; }
.text { color: #bfdbe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfdbe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 219 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfdbe6, #bfc8e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BFDBE6?: #BFDBE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFDBE6?: The RGB value is 191, 219, 230: 191 red, 219 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFDBE6?: The complementary color is #E6CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFDBE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.