Palettes / Colors / #BEEAFD
#BEEAFD — Pale Vivid Blue
#BEEAFD 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 #BEEAFD 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.
#BEEAFD 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 #FDD1BF; it also sits naturally between #BFFDF1 and #BFCBFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 253 |
| HSL | 198°, 94%, 87% |
| HSV | 198°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 25%, 8%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.39, 76.88, 104.16 |
| Yxy | 76.88, 0.2742, 0.3082 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.27, -10.01, -13.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.68, -9.70, -14.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 99%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEAFD
.text { color: #BEEAFD; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEEAFD
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Tones of #BEEAFD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDD1BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAFD
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 #BEEAFD: ·
How #BEEAFD 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 #BEEAFD 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 #BEEAFD?
#BEEAFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 234, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAFD?
#BEEAFD is RGB 190, 234, 253 — HSL 198°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 8%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #BEEAFD?
Its complement is #FDD1BF; analogous partners are #BFFDF1 and #BFCBFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAFD for text?
Black text on #BEEAFD has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.