#BFD7EA · Powder Blue

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#BFD7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Powder Blue and near Powder Blue and Glacier. In OKLCH it has 87% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 242°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #BFD7EA a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#BFD7EA
RGBrgb(191, 215, 234)
HSLhsl(207, 51%, 83%)
CMYK18, 8, 0, 8
CSS var--powder-blue
Contrast1.49:1 white · 14.12:1 black

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How to use #BFD7EA

Black text passes WCAG AA on #BFD7EA (14.12:1); white text does not (1.49:1).

For a calm scheme pair #BFD7EA with its analogous neighbors #BEEAE8 and #BEC0EA; for contrast use its complement #EAD1BE as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--powder-blue: #BFD7EA;

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