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#BEDBFE Color

#BEDBFE is rgb(190, 219, 254) in RGB, hsl(213, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 14%, 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 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEDBFE
HEX#BEDBFE
RGBrgb(190, 219, 254)
HSLhsl(213, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(213, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.058 253.3)
LABlab(86.13% -4.26 -20.51)
LCHlch(86.13% 20.95 258.26)

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

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

#BEDBFE Channel Values

How #BEDBFE 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 219 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEDBFE 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEDBFE

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

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEDBFE

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

Shades

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

How #BEDBFE 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#BEDBFE
Protanopia#D6D6FE
Protanomaly#CDD8FE
Deuteranopia#D2D2FF
Deuteranomaly#CAD6FE
Tritanopia#B8E0E0
Tritanomaly#BADEED
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEDBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bedbfe: #BEDBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEDBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bedbfe': '#BEDBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.859, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bedbfe">#BEDBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEDBFE"

More Blue Colors

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

#BEDBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEDBFE?

#BEDBFE is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 219, 254) in RGB and hsl(213, 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #BEDBFE?

#BEDBFE is rgb(190, 219, 254) — red 190, green 219, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEDBFE?

#BEDBFE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEDBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEDBFE scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEDBFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEDBFE 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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