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#BED5FE Color

#BED5FE is rgb(190, 213, 254) in RGB, hsl(218, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BED5FE
HEX#BED5FE
RGBrgb(190, 213, 254)
HSLhsl(218, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(218, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.062 262)
LABlab(84.57% -1.33 -22.85)
LCHlch(84.57% 22.89 266.67)

What #BED5FE 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 #BED5FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.33Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.87Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.45Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.63Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.86Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.42

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

#BED5FE Channel Values

How #BED5FE 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 190 · G 213 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BED5FE 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BED5FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BED5FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BED5FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BED5FE
Complementary
#FEE6BE
Analogous
#BEF5FE
Analogous
#C6BEFE
Triadic
#FEBED5
Triadic
#D5FEBE
Split comp.
#FEC6BE
Split comp.
#F5FEBE

Tints & Shades of #BED5FE

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

#C8DCFE
#CDDFFE
#D7E5FE
#DCE9FE
#E6EFFF
#EBF2FF

Shades

#81AFFD
#4588FC
#0962FB
#034CC9
#02358D
#011E50

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BED5FE.

How #BED5FE 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#BED5FE
Protanopia#D1D1FE
Protanomaly#CAD3FE
Deuteranopia#CECEFE
Deuteranomaly#C8D1FE
Tritanopia#B7DBDB
Tritanomaly#BAD8EA
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BED5FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bed5fe: #BED5FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BED5FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bed5fe': '#BED5FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.835, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bed5fe">#BED5FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BED5FE"

More Blue Colors

#BED5FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BED5FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BED5FE?

#BED5FE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 213, 254) in RGB and hsl(218, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #BED5FE?

#BED5FE is rgb(190, 213, 254) — red 190, green 213, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BED5FE?

#BED5FE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BED5FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BED5FE scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BED5FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BED5FE 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, 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.