What color is #BED0FC?

#BED0FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED0FC?

The RGB value is 190, 208, 252: 190 red, 208 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED0FC?

The complementary color is #FCEABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED0FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED0FC color

#BED0FC rgb(190, 208, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BED0FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 81.6% green and 98.8% blue (190, 208, 252).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 91% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#BED0FC color codes

HEX	`#BED0FC`
RGB	`rgb(190, 208, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 81.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 91%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, 3.3, -23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 23.77, 277.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.357, 63.085, 101.021)`
Decimal	`12505340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED0FC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BED0FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED0FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BED0FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed0fc; }
.text { color: #bed0fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed0fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 208 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed0fc, #cbbefc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BED0FC?: #BED0FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED0FC?: The RGB value is 190, 208, 252: 190 red, 208 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED0FC?: The complementary color is #FCEABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED0FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.