Palettes / Colors / #BADCFC

#BADCFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#BADCFC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BADCFC 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 #FCDABA; it also sits naturally between #BAFCFB and #BABCFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADCFC

.text { color: #BADCFC; }
.background { background-color: #BADCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 220, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 220, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 220, 252, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDABA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADCFC: #000000.

How #BADCFC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BADCFB  ·  #BADCFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADCFC?

#BADCFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 220, 252). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADCFC?

#BADCFC is RGB 186, 220, 252 — HSL 209°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BADCFC?

Its complement is #FCDABA; analogous partners are #BAFCFB and #BABCFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADCFC for text?

Black text on #BADCFC has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.