Palettes / Colors / #BED3FE
#BED3FE — Pale Vivid Blue
#BED3FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
#BED3FE 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 #FEE9BE; it also sits naturally between #BEF3FE and #C8BEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED3FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 211, 254 |
| HSL | 220°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 220°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 17%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 62.42, 64.69, 102.96 |
| Yxy | 64.69, 0.2713, 0.2812 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.32, 2.17, -23.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.43, 2.10, -24.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 83% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED3FE
.text { color: #BED3FE; }
.background { background-color: #BED3FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED3FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 211, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED3FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 211, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED3FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 211, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED3FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED3FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEE9BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED3FE: #000000.
How #BED3FE 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 #BED3FE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BED3FE?
#BED3FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 211, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED3FE?
#BED3FE is RGB 190, 211, 254 — HSL 220°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 17%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BED3FE?
Its complement is #FEE9BE; analogous partners are #BEF3FE and #C8BEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED3FE for text?
Black text on #BED3FE has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.