Palettes / Colors / #BEDAEE

#BEDAEE — Pale Blue

#BEDAEE 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 #BEDAEE 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.

#BEDAEE 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 #EED2BE; it also sits naturally between #BEEEEA and #BEC2EE. 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 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDAEE

.text { color: #BEDAEE; }
.background { background-color: #BEDAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 218, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 218, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 218, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EED2BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDAEE

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 #BEDAEE 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 #BEDAEE 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

← #BEDAED  ·  #BEDAEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDAEE?

#BEDAEE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 218, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDAEE?

#BEDAEE is RGB 190, 218, 238 — HSL 205°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BEDAEE?

Its complement is #EED2BE; analogous partners are #BEEEEA and #BEC2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDAEE for text?

Black text on #BEDAEE has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.