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#BDF6FF Color

#BDF6FF is rgb(189, 246, 255) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDF6FF
HEX#BDF6FF
RGBrgb(189, 246, 255)
HSLhsl(188, 100%, 87%)
HSVhsv(188, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.059 208.2)
LABlab(93.21% -17.15 -10.53)
LCHlch(93.21% 20.12 211.55)

What #BDF6FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDF6FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 6.05Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 7.6Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.87Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 7.91Water#D4F1F9ΔE 9.17Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BDF6FF Channel Values

How #BDF6FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 246 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 100% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDF6FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDF6FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDF6FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDF6FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDF6FF
Complementary
#FFC6BD
Analogous
#BDFFE7
Analogous
#BDD5FF
Triadic
#FFBDF6
Triadic
#F6FFBD
Split comp.
#FFBDD5
Split comp.
#FFE7BD

Tints & Shades of #BDF6FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7F8FF
#CCF8FF
#D6FAFF
#DBFAFF
#E5FCFF
#EBFCFF

Shades

#80EEFF
#42E6FF
#05DEFF
#00B1CC
#007C8F
#004752

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDF6FF.

How #BDF6FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDF6FF
Protanopia#EEEEFF
Protanomaly#DCF1FF
Deuteranopia#E5E5FF
Deuteranomaly#D6ECFF
Tritanopia#BBF7F7
Tritanomaly#BCF7FA
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDF6FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdf6ff: #BDF6FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDF6FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdf6ff': '#BDF6FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.965, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bdf6ff">#BDF6FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDF6FF"

More Teal Colors

#BDF6FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDF6FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDF6FF?

#BDF6FF is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 246, 255) in RGB and hsl(188, 100%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #BDF6FF?

#BDF6FF is rgb(189, 246, 255) — red 189, green 246, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDF6FF?

#BDF6FF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDF6FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDF6FF scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDF6FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDF6FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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