Palettes / Colors / #BEDBF1

#BEDBF1 — Pale Blue

#BEDBF1 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 #BEDBF1 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.

#BEDBF1 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 #F2D5C0; it also sits naturally between #C0F2EE and #C0C3F2. 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 86% · Blue 95%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDBF1

.text { color: #BEDBF1; }
.background { background-color: #BEDBF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDBF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 219, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 65%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDBF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 219, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDBF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 219, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEDBF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDBF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEDBF1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2D5C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDBF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDBF1

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 #BEDBF1 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 #BEDBF1 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

← #BEDBF0  ·  #BEDBF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDBF1?

#BEDBF1 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 219, 241). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDBF1?

#BEDBF1 is RGB 190, 219, 241 — HSL 206°, 65%, 85% — CMYK 21%, 9%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BEDBF1?

Its complement is #F2D5C0; analogous partners are #C0F2EE and #C0C3F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDBF1 for text?

Black text on #BEDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.