Palettes / Colors / #BED8FF
#BED8FF — Pale Vivid Blue
#BED8FF 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 #BED8FF 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.
#BED8FF 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 #FFE4BD; it also sits naturally between #BDF8FF and #C3BDFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 216, 255 |
| HSL | 216°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 216°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 15%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.84, 67.28, 104.23 |
| Yxy | 67.28, 0.2713, 0.2859 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.64, -0.24, -21.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.02, -0.23, -23.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 85% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 15% · 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 #BED8FF
.text { color: #BED8FF; }
.background { background-color: #BED8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 216, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 216, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 216, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED8FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFE4BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED8FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED8FF
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 #BED8FF: ·
How #BED8FF 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 #BED8FF 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 #BED8FF?
#BED8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 216, 255). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED8FF?
#BED8FF is RGB 190, 216, 255 — HSL 216°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 15%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BED8FF?
Its complement is #FFE4BD; analogous partners are #BDF8FF and #C3BDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED8FF for text?
Black text on #BED8FF has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.