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#BEDDEF Color

#BEDDEF is rgb(190, 221, 239) in RGB, hsl(202, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEDDEF
HEX#BEDDEF
RGBrgb(190, 221, 239)
HSLhsl(202, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(202, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.041 233.4)
LABlab(86.27% -7.75 -12.44)
LCHlch(86.27% 14.66 238.08)

What #BEDDEF 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 #BEDDEF, 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.

#BEDDEF Channel Values

How #BEDDEF 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 221 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEDDEF 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 text14.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEDDEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEDDEF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEDDEF

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 #BEDDEF.

How #BEDDEF 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#BEDDEF
Protanopia#D8D8EF
Protanomaly#CEDAEF
Deuteranopia#D3D3F0
Deuteranomaly#CBD7EF
Tritanopia#BBDFDF
Tritanomaly#BCDEE6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEDDEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-beddef: #BEDDEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEDDEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-beddef': '#BEDDEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.867, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_beddef">#BEDDEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEDDEF"

More Blue Colors

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

#BEDDEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEDDEF?

#BEDDEF is a lightest blue — rgb(190, 221, 239) in RGB and hsl(202, 60%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #BEDDEF?

#BEDDEF is rgb(190, 221, 239) — red 190, green 221, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEDDEF?

#BEDDEF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEDDEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEDDEF scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEDDEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEDDEF 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 5.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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