Palettes / Colors / #BEDCFF

#BEDCFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#BEDCFF 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 #BEDCFF 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.

#BEDCFF 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 #FFE0BD; it also sits naturally between #BDFDFF and #BFBDFF. 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 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDCFF

.text { color: #BEDCFF; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCFF

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 #BEDCFF 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 #BEDCFF 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

← #BEDCFE  ·  #BEDD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDCFF?

#BEDCFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 220, 255). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCFF?

#BEDCFF is RGB 190, 220, 255 — HSL 212°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BEDCFF?

Its complement is #FFE0BD; analogous partners are #BDFDFF and #BFBDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDCFF for text?

Black text on #BEDCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.