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#BDE8FE Color

#BDE8FE is rgb(189, 232, 254) in RGB, hsl(200, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE8FE
HEX#BDE8FE
RGBrgb(189, 232, 254)
HSLhsl(200, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(200, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.054 230.3)
LABlab(89.48% -10.80 -15.53)
LCHlch(89.48% 18.91 235.18)

What #BDE8FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDE8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.1Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 7.34Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.8Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.1Water#D4F1F9ΔE 9.36Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 10.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BDE8FE Channel Values

How #BDE8FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 232 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE8FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDE8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDE8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDE8FE
Complementary
#FED3BE
Analogous
#BEFEF3
Analogous
#BEC8FE
Triadic
#FEBEE9
Triadic
#E9FEBE
Split comp.
#FEBEC8
Split comp.
#FEF3BE

Tints & Shades of #BDE8FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C8ECFE
#CDEEFE
#D7F1FE
#DCF3FE
#E6F6FF
#EBF8FF

Shades

#81D4FD
#45BFFC
#09AAFB
#0387C9
#025E8D
#013650

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDE8FE.

How #BDE8FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDE8FE
Protanopia#E1E1FE
Protanomaly#D4E4FE
Deuteranopia#DBDBFF
Deuteranomaly#D0E0FF
Tritanopia#B9EBEB
Tritanomaly#BBEAF3
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE8FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bde8fe: #BDE8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde8fe': '#BDE8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.910, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bde8fe">#BDE8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE8FE"

More Blue Colors

#BDE8FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BDE8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE8FE?

#BDE8FE is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 232, 254) in RGB and hsl(200, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #BDE8FE?

#BDE8FE is rgb(189, 232, 254) — red 189, green 232, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE8FE?

#BDE8FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE8FE scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE8FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.