Palettes / Colors / #BED8EE

#BED8EE — Pale Blue

#BED8EE is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BED8EE 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.

#BED8EE 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 #EED5BE; it also sits naturally between #BEEEED and #BEC0EE. 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 75% · Green 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BED8EE

.text { color: #BED8EE; }
.background { background-color: #BED8EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED8EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 216, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED8EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 216, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED8EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 216, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED8EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED8EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EED5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED8EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED8EE

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 #BED8EE 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 #BED8EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED8EE?

#BED8EE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 216, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED8EE?

#BED8EE is RGB 190, 216, 238 — HSL 208°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 9%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BED8EE?

Its complement is #EED5BE; analogous partners are #BEEEED and #BEC0EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED8EE for text?

Black text on #BED8EE has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.