Close to Light Blue
#BED8EE
#BED8EE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BED8EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.47:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.47:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BED8EE as they’d see it.
#BED8EE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BED8EE
What color is #BED8EE?
#BED8EE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BED8EE in RGB?
#BED8EE is rgb(190, 216, 238): 190 red, 216 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BED8EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 9, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BED8EE?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BED8EE?
Its complement #E9D0BC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.