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#BFEBFF

#BFEBFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 92.2% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFEBFF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BFEBFF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BFEBFF

What color is #BFEBFF?

#BFEBFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 92.2% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BFEBFF in RGB?

#BFEBFF is rgb(191, 235, 255): 191 red, 235 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BFEBFF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(25, 8, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BFEBFF?

PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BFEBFF?

Its complement #FFDECF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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