Palettes / Colors / #BDE8FF

#BDE8FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#BDE8FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDE8FF 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 #FFD4BD; it also sits naturally between #BDFFF5 and #BDC7FF. 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 91% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BDE8FF

.text { color: #BDE8FF; }
.background { background-color: #BDE8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDE8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 232, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDE8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 232, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDE8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 232, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDE8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDE8FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDE8FF

Tints of #BDE8FF

Tones of #BDE8FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFD4BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDE8FF: #000000.

How #BDE8FF 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 #BDE8FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDE8FE  ·  #BDE900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDE8FF?

#BDE8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 232, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDE8FF?

#BDE8FF is RGB 189, 232, 255 — HSL 201°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 9%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDE8FF?

Its complement is #FFD4BD; analogous partners are #BDFFF5 and #BDC7FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDE8FF for text?

Black text on #BDE8FF has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.