Information about #BFD5ED color

#BFD5ED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BFD5ED belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 213, 237) — 74.9% red, 83.5% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 9 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BFD5ED reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB). Slightly further away sit Beau Blue (#BCD4E6) and Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 213, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFD5ED: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #BFD5ED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFD5ED color variations

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

#BFD5ED 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFD5ED

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFD5ED
  • RGB191, 213, 237
  • CMYK18, 9, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(191, 213, 237)
  • HSL211°, 56%, 84%
  • HSL Precise211.304°, 56.098%, 83.922%
  • HSV211°, 19%, 93%
  • HSB211°, 19%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.835, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.835, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.835, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFD5ED
  • DECIMAL ID12572141
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01