Palettes / Colors / #BEDDF4

#BEDDF4 — Pale Blue

#BEDDF4 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 #BEDDF4 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.

#BEDDF4 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 #F4D5BE; it also sits naturally between #BEF4F0 and #BEC1F4. 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 87% · Blue 96%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEDDF4

.text { color: #BEDDF4; }
.background { background-color: #BEDDF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDDF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 221, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDDF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 221, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDDF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 221, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEDDF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDDF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4D5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDDF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDDF4

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 #BEDDF4 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 #BEDDF4 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

← #BEDDF3  ·  #BEDDF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDDF4?

#BEDDF4 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 221, 244). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDDF4?

#BEDDF4 is RGB 190, 221, 244 — HSL 206°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 22%, 9%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #BEDDF4?

Its complement is #F4D5BE; analogous partners are #BEF4F0 and #BEC1F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDDF4 for text?

Black text on #BEDDF4 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.