Palettes / Colors / #BDCBFE

#BDCBFE — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BDCBFE 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 #FEF0BE; it also sits naturally between #BEECFE and #D0BEFE. 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 74% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCBFE

.text { color: #BDCBFE; }
.background { background-color: #BDCBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 203, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 203, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 203, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEF0BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCBFE: #000000.

How #BDCBFE 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 #BDCBFE 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

← #BDCBFD  ·  #BDCBFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCBFE?

#BDCBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 203, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCBFE?

#BDCBFE is RGB 189, 203, 254 — HSL 227°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDCBFE?

Its complement is #FEF0BE; analogous partners are #BEECFE and #D0BEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCBFE for text?

Black text on #BDCBFE has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.