BFDFF3

#BFDFF3 closest to Cotton Clouds

#BFDFF3 is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Cotton Clouds. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.5% green and 95.3% blue (rgb(191, 223, 243)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 68% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #BFDFF3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.06:1.

#BFDFF3 color conversion

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Variations of #BFDFF3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BFDFF3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFDFF3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFDFF3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CFD8F3
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6DEF4
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DEF4
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFD8F3
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBDAF3
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1E4E5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAE1ED
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4DBE1

#BFDFF3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#BFDFF3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.06:1 Super#BFDFF3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFDFF3 in CSS

/* Cotton Clouds */
.color { color: #BFDFF3; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFF3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFDFF3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 223 243);
color: hsl(203 68% 85%);
color: oklch(0.887 0.044 235.4);

#BFDFF3 FAQ

What color is #BFDFF3?

#BFDFF3 is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFDFF3?

#BFDFF3 is rgb(191, 223, 243) in RGB, hsl(203, 68%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFDFF3?

The complementary color of #BFDFF3 is #F3D3BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFDFF3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFDFF3: 15.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFDFF3 a warm or cool color?

#BFDFF3 is a cool color.