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#BFD6FD Color

#BFD6FD is rgb(191, 214, 253) in RGB, hsl(218, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFD6FD
HEX#BFD6FD
RGBrgb(191, 214, 253)
HSLhsl(218, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(218, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.06 261)
LABlab(84.87% -1.68 -21.87)
LCHlch(84.87% 21.93 265.60)

What #BFD6FD 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 #BFD6FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BFD6FD Channel Values

How #BFD6FD 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 191 · G 214 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFD6FD 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BFD6FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFD6FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BFD6FD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BFD6FD.

How #BFD6FD 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#BFD6FD
Protanopia#D2D2FD
Protanomaly#CBD4FD
Deuteranopia#CFCFFD
Deuteranomaly#C9D2FD
Tritanopia#B8DBDB
Tritanomaly#BBD9EA
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFD6FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfd6fd: #BFD6FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFD6FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfd6fd': '#BFD6FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.839, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_bfd6fd">#BFD6FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFD6FD"

More Blue Colors

#BFD6FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFD6FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFD6FD?

#BFD6FD is a lightest blue — rgb(191, 214, 253) in RGB and hsl(218, 94%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #BFD6FD?

#BFD6FD is rgb(191, 214, 253) — red 191, green 214, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFD6FD?

#BFD6FD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFD6FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFD6FD scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFD6FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFD6FD 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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