Palettes / Colors / #BEDCFE

#BEDCFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BEDCFE 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 #BEDCFE 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.

#BEDCFE 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 #FEE0BE; it also sits naturally between #BEFCFE and #C0BEFE. 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 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDCFE

.text { color: #BEDCFE; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEDCFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE0BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDCFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCFE

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 #BEDCFE 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 #BEDCFE 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

← #BEDCFD  ·  #BEDCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDCFE?

#BEDCFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 220, 254). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCFE?

#BEDCFE is RGB 190, 220, 254 — HSL 212°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BEDCFE?

Its complement is #FEE0BE; analogous partners are #BEFCFE and #C0BEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDCFE for text?

Black text on #BEDCFE has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.