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#BEDBF0 — Pale Blue

#BEDBF0 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 #BEDBF0 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.

#BEDBF0 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 #EFD2BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEFEB and #BDC1EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEDBF0 · RGB 190, 219, 240

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Color values

HEX#BEDBF0
RGB190, 219, 240
HSL205°, 62%, 84%
HSV205°, 21%, 94%
CMYK21%, 9%, 0%, 6%
XYZ62.29, 67.90, 92.26
Yxy67.90, 0.2800, 0.3052
CIE-Lab85.96, -5.15, -13.47
Hunter Lab82.40, -4.94, -13.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BEDBF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEDBF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEDBF0

.text { color: #BEDBF0; }
.background { background-color: #BEDBF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDBF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 219, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 62%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDBF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 219, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDBF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 219, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEDBF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDBF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEDBF0

#9CC8E8#7BB6E0#5AA4D8#3991D0#2B7CB6#236595#1B4F74#133853#0C2232#040B11

Tints of #BEDBF0

#C1DDF0#C5DFF1#CDE4F3#D2E6F4#D6E8F5#DAEAF6#DEEDF7#E6F1F9#EAF4FA#EEF6FB

Tones of #BEDBF0

#C1DAEC#C4D9E8#C8D9E4#CBD8E1#CFD7DE#D3D7DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD2BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEDBF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDBF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BEDBF0: ·

How #BEDBF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCBEBDeuteranopia · #C9C7EATritanopia · #BFE7E6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEDBF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BFDDF0#BBE0EF#B8DCF1#C0DBEA#BAE0F0#BCE0F4#BBE2EC#B9D7EA#BAD7E9#B5D9EF#C0D3EB#C0D6E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEDBEF  ·  #BEDBF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDBF0?

#BEDBF0 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 219, 240). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDBF0?

#BEDBF0 is RGB 190, 219, 240 — HSL 205°, 62%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 9%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BEDBF0?

Its complement is #EFD2BD; analogous partners are #BDEFEB and #BDC1EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDBF0 for text?

Black text on #BEDBF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.