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#BADFF2 — Pale Blue

#BADFF2 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 #BADFF2 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.

#BADFF2 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 #F2CDBA; it also sits naturally between #BAF2E9 and #BAC4F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BADFF2 · RGB 186, 223, 242

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Color values

HEX#BADFF2
RGB186, 223, 242
HSL200°, 68%, 84%
HSV200°, 23%, 95%
CMYK23%, 8%, 0%, 5%
XYZ62.66, 69.63, 94.14
Yxy69.63, 0.2767, 0.3075
CIE-Lab86.81, -7.98, -13.27
Hunter Lab83.44, -7.63, -13.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BADFF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BADFF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BADFF2

.text { color: #BADFF2; }
.background { background-color: #BADFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 223, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 223, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 223, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BADFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BADFF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BADFF2

#98D0EB#76C0E5#54B0DE#31A0D8#248ABC#1D719A#175878#103F56#0A2633#030D11

Tints of #BADFF2

#BFE1F3#C3E3F4#CCE7F5#D0E9F6#D4EBF7#D8EDF8#DDEFF8#E5F3FA#EAF5FB#EEF7FC

Tones of #BADFF2

#BFDEEE#C2DDEA#C6DCE6#CADAE2#CED9DE#D2D8DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2CDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #BADFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADFF2

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 #BADFF2: ·

How #BADFF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAEDDeuteranopia · #C8C5ECTritanopia · #BCEAE9

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BADFF2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB

Similar colors

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

#BAE0F0#BCE0F4#BBE0EF#B8DCF1#B8E3F0#BFDDF0#B9E4EE#BBE2EC#BBE1FA#B5D9EF#C0E5EF#BDE7EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BADFF1  ·  #BADFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADFF2?

#BADFF2 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 223, 242). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADFF2?

#BADFF2 is RGB 186, 223, 242 — HSL 200°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 23%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BADFF2?

Its complement is #F2CDBA; analogous partners are #BAF2E9 and #BAC4F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADFF2 for text?

Black text on #BADFF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.