What color is #BED1FF?

#BED1FF 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 #BED1FF?

The RGB value is 190, 209, 255: 190 red, 209 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED1FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BED1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED1FF color

#BED1FF rgb(190, 209, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BED1FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 82% green and 100% blue (190, 209, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#BED1FF color codes

HEX	`#BED1FF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 209, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 82%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, 3.46, -24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 24.83, 278.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.081, 63.766, 103.626)`
Decimal	`12505599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED1FF, 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 #BED1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #BED1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed1ff; }
.text { color: #bed1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 209 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed1ff, #ccbeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BED1FF?: #BED1FF 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 #BED1FF?: The RGB value is 190, 209, 255: 190 red, 209 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED1FF?: The complementary color is #FFECBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.