Palettes / Colors / #BED7FF
#BED7FF — Pale Vivid Blue
#BED7FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BED7FF 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.
#BED7FF 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 #FFE6BD; it also sits naturally between #BDF7FF and #C4BDFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED7FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 215, 255 |
| HSL | 217°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 217°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 16%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.59, 66.77, 104.14 |
| Yxy | 66.77, 0.2712, 0.2847 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.39, 0.29, -22.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.71, 0.28, -23.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 84% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 16% · 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 #BED7FF
.text { color: #BED7FF; }
.background { background-color: #BED7FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED7FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 215, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED7FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 215, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED7FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 215, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED7FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED7FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFE6BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED7FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED7FF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BED7FF: ·
How #BED7FF 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 #BED7FF 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 #BED7FF?
#BED7FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 215, 255). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED7FF?
#BED7FF is RGB 190, 215, 255 — HSL 217°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 16%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BED7FF?
Its complement is #FFE6BD; analogous partners are #BDF7FF and #C4BDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED7FF for text?
Black text on #BED7FF has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.