Palettes / Colors / #BDEBFA

#BDEBFA — Pale Vivid Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BDEBFA 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.

#BDEBFA 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 #FACCBD; it also sits naturally between #BDFAEB and #BDCCFA. 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 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDEBFA

.text { color: #BDEBFA; }
.background { background-color: #BDEBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 235, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDEBFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FACCBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDEBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEBFA

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 #BDEBFA 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 #BDEBFA 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

← #BDEBF9  ·  #BDEBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEBFA?

#BDEBFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEBFA?

#BDEBFA is RGB 189, 235, 250 — HSL 195°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDEBFA?

Its complement is #FACCBD; analogous partners are #BDFAEB and #BDCCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEBFA for text?

Black text on #BDEBFA has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.