Palettes / Colors / #BADDEF

#BADDEF — Pale Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BADDEF 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.

#BADDEF 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 #EFCBB9; it also sits naturally between #B9EFE6 and #B9C2EF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADDEF

.text { color: #BADDEF; }
.background { background-color: #BADDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 221, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BADDEF

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Tones of #BADDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCBB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADDEF

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:

How #BADDEF 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 #BADDEF 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

← #BADDEE  ·  #BADDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADDEF?

#BADDEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADDEF?

#BADDEF is RGB 186, 221, 239 — HSL 200°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BADDEF?

Its complement is #EFCBB9; analogous partners are #B9EFE6 and #B9C2EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADDEF for text?

Black text on #BADDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.