Palettes / Colors / #BEE9FB

#BEE9FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#BEE9FB 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 #BEE9FB 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.

#BEE9FB 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 #FBCFBC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBEE and #BCC8FB. 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 91% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE9FB

.text { color: #BEE9FB; }
.background { background-color: #BEE9FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE9FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 233, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 88%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE9FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 233, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE9FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 233, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE9FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE9FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBCFBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE9FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE9FB

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 #BEE9FB 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 #BEE9FB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEE9FB?

#BEE9FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 233, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE9FB?

#BEE9FB is RGB 190, 233, 251 — HSL 198°, 88%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 7%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BEE9FB?

Its complement is #FBCFBC; analogous partners are #BCFBEE and #BCC8FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE9FB for text?

Black text on #BEE9FB has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.