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#BEDDEC — Pale Blue

#BEDDEC 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 #BEDDEC 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.

#BEDDEC 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 #EDCFC0; it also sits naturally between #C0EDE5 and #C0C7ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEDDEC · RGB 190, 221, 236

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Color values

HEX#BEDDEC
RGB190, 221, 236
HSL200°, 55%, 84%
HSV200°, 19%, 93%
CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 7%
XYZ62.23, 68.72, 89.34
Yxy68.72, 0.2825, 0.3119
CIE-Lab86.36, -7.05, -10.75
Hunter Lab82.90, -6.74, -10.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BEDDEC

.text { color: #BEDDEC; }
.background { background-color: #BEDDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 221, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 221, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 221, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEDDEC

#A0CDE3#81BCDA#61ACD1#419BC8#3285AE#296D8E#20546F#173C4F#0E242F#050C10

Tints of #BEDDEC

#C4E0EE#C8E2EF#D0E6F1#D4E8F2#D7EAF4#DBECF5#DFEEF6#E7F3F8#EBF5F9#EFF7FA

Tones of #BEDDEC

#C3DDE9#C6DCE6#CADAE3#CCD9E0#D0D8DD#D3D7D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEDDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDDEC

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 #BEDDEC: ·

How #BEDDEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCCE8Deuteranopia · #CAC7E8Tritanopia · #C0E6E5

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 #BEDDEC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Electric Orchard
#0D6C72 · #2954BB · #62B1CB · #BFDFE7
Palette 40a2e3
#40A2E3 · #FFF6E9 · #BBE2EC · #0D9276
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0

Similar colors

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

#C0DBEA#BFDDF0#BBE0EF#BFDFE7#BBE2EC#BAE0F0#BBDCE5#BAD7E9#B8DCF1#B9D7EA#C0D6E8#BCE0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEDDEB  ·  #BEDDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDDEC?

#BEDDEC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 221, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDDEC?

#BEDDEC is RGB 190, 221, 236 — HSL 200°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BEDDEC?

Its complement is #EDCFC0; analogous partners are #C0EDE5 and #C0C7ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDDEC for text?

Black text on #BEDDEC has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.