Palettes / Colors / #BEE8FE
#BEE8FE — Pale Vivid Blue
#BEE8FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BEE8FE 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.
#BEE8FE 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 #FED4BE; it also sits naturally between #BEFEF4 and #BEC7FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE8FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 232, 254 |
| HSL | 201°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 201°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 9%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.98, 75.82, 104.82 |
| Yxy | 75.82, 0.2734, 0.3050 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.77, -8.77, -15.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.07, -8.50, -15.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 91% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE8FE
.text { color: #BEE8FE; }
.background { background-color: #BEE8FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE8FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 232, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE8FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 232, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE8FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 232, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE8FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE8FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FED4BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE8FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE8FE
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 #BEE8FE: ·
How #BEE8FE 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 #BEE8FE 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 #BEE8FE?
#BEE8FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 232, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE8FE?
#BEE8FE is RGB 190, 232, 254 — HSL 201°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 9%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BEE8FE?
Its complement is #FED4BE; analogous partners are #BEFEF4 and #BEC7FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE8FE for text?
Black text on #BEE8FE has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.