Palettes / Colors / #BEDFEA
#BEDFEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BEDFEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #BEDFEA 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.
#BEDFEA 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 #EAC9BE; it also sits naturally between #BEEADF and #BEC9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 223, 234 |
| HSL | 195°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 195°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 5%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 62.47, 69.66, 88.00 |
| Yxy | 69.66, 0.2838, 0.3165 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.83, -8.50, -9.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.46, -8.12, -8.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEDFEA
.text { color: #BEDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #BEDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 223, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEDFEA
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Tones of #BEDFEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAC9BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDFEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEDFEA: ·
How #BEDFEA 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 #BEDFEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEDFEA?
#BEDFEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDFEA?
#BEDFEA is RGB 190, 223, 234 — HSL 195°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 5%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEDFEA?
Its complement is #EAC9BE; analogous partners are #BEEADF and #BEC9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDFEA for text?
Black text on #BEDFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.