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#BAD2FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BAD2FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BAD2FE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BAD2FE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEE6B9; it also sits naturally between #B9F4FE and #C3B9FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BAD2FE · RGB 186, 210, 254

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Color values

HEX#BAD2FE
RGB186, 210, 254
HSL219°, 97%, 86%
HSV219°, 27%, 100%
CMYK27%, 17%, 0%, 0%
XYZ61.19, 63.69, 102.83
Yxy63.69, 0.2687, 0.2797
CIE-Lab83.80, 1.54, -24.15
Hunter Lab79.80, 1.48, -25.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BAD2FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BAD2FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BAD2FE

.text { color: #BAD2FE; }
.background { background-color: #BAD2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAD2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 210, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAD2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 210, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAD2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 210, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BAD2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAD2FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BAD2FE

#90B7FD#689CFD#3B7FFC#1364FB#0351E2#0343BA#023492#022464#01163C#000714

Tints of #BAD2FE

#BED4FE#C3D7FE#C8DBFE#CDDEFE#D2E1FE#D7E5FE#DCE8FE#E1EBFF#E6EFFF#EBF2FF

Tones of #BAD2FE

#BED2F9#C3D4F4#C8D5EF#CCD7EA#D1D8E5#D6DAE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE6B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #BAD2FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAD2FE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BAD2FE: ·

How #BAD2FE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C5F3Deuteranopia · #C3C1F1Tritanopia · #BBEBE9

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAD2FE rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Saffron
#0D296F · #178CAA · #3D9AEB · #B9D0F8
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87
Palette Faf7f0
#FAF7F0 · #CDFCF6 · #BCCEF8 · #98A8F8
Palette 190482
#190482 · #7752FE · #8E8FFA · #C2D9FF
Tranquil Solace
#C0CCF7 · #89A1F0 · #214DE3 · #1737A5
Palette 87a2ff
#87A2FF · #C4D7FF · #FFD7C4 · #FFF4B5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9D0F8#B4D4FF#BCCEF8#C2D9FF#C0CCF7#C4D7FF#B9CFF3#BEDCFA#AED2FF#C4D9FF#C6CFFF#C3CFF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BAD2FD  ·  #BAD2FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAD2FE?

#BAD2FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 210, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAD2FE?

#BAD2FE is RGB 186, 210, 254 — HSL 219°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 27%, 17%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BAD2FE?

Its complement is #FEE6B9; analogous partners are #B9F4FE and #C3B9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAD2FE for text?

Black text on #BAD2FE has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.