What color is #BED9F4?

#BED9F4 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED9F4?

The RGB value is 190, 217, 244: 190 red, 217 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED9F4?

The complementary color is #F4D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED9F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED9F4 color

#BED9F4 rgb(190, 217, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BED9F4 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.1% green and 95.7% blue (190, 217, 244).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 71% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Oh Boy! (#BBDAF8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#BED9F4 color codes

HEX	`#BED9F4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 217, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.1%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 71%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, -3.24, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 16.49, 258.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.373, 67.103, 95.236)`
Decimal	`12507636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED9F4, 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 #BED9F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED9F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #BED9F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed9f4; }
.text { color: #bed9f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed9f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 217 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed9f4, #bebef4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BED9F4?: #BED9F4 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED9F4?: The RGB value is 190, 217, 244: 190 red, 217 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED9F4?: The complementary color is #F4D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED9F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.