Information about #BFCDE3 color

#BFCDE3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFCDE3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 205, 227) — 74.9% red, 80.4% green, 89% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 9 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFCDE3 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF) and Altitude (#BCD4E2).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 205, 227) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #BFCDE3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFCDE3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFCDE3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFCDE3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFCDE3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFCDE3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BFCDE3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BFCDE3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue

#B8C4E7

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

#BFCDE3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFCDE3
  • RGB191, 205, 227
  • CMYK14, 9, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(191, 205, 227)
  • HSL217°, 39%, 82%
  • HSL Precise216.667°, 39.13%, 81.961%
  • HSV217°, 16%, 89%
  • HSB217°, 16%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.804, 0.890)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.804, 0.890, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.804, 0.890)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFCDE3
  • DECIMAL ID12570083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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