Color #BED6EE Color / Colour Code #BED6EE
This page shows the hex color code for color #bed6ee (#BED6EE). The colour is a blue tone with 59% saturation and 84% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #BED6EE against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#BED6EE paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 180, 210, and 240 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 210, 330, and 90 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #BED6EE
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 210 and saturation at 59%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 210 to 255 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 210 with its complement at 30 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #BED6EE
Lightness variations at hue 210 and 59% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #BED6EE
Design Use Cases for #BED6EE
Balanced UI Color
At 59% saturation, #BED6EE strikes a balance between vibrancy and restraint. This makes it versatile for primary UI elements like navigation bars, card headers, and form accents. It draws attention without overwhelming adjacent content.
Light Background Tint
#BED6EE at 84% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Trust & Professional Identity
#BED6EE sits in the blue range (hue 210). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #BED6EE (hue 210) to its complement at hue 30. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 240. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bed6ee, #eed6be);
CSS Code for #BED6EE
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Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #BED6EE across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #BED6EE (#BED6EE)
#BED6EE is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 190 red, 214 green, and 238 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 210 degrees with 59% saturation and 84% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #BED6EE is 210/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This means it appears bright to the human eye and is best paired with dark text for readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow, and 7% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #BED6EE against white is 1.50:1 and against black is 14.04:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 14.04:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #EED6BE creates maximum visual tension when paired with #BED6EE. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #BEEEEE and #BEBEEE, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #BED6EE
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #BED6EE?
- #BED6EE is Color #BED6EE, a blue color (colour) with RGB(190, 214, 238), HSL(210, 59%, 84%), and CMYK(20%, 10%, 0%, 7%). Its perceived brightness is 210/255.
- Is #BED6EE accessible for text?
- Against white, #BED6EE has a contrast ratio of 1.50:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 14.04:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #BED6EE?
- The complementary colour is #EED6BE (hue 30). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #BEEEEE and #BEBEEE. The triadic palette adds #EEBED6 and #D6EEBE for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #BED6EE in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #bed6ee; or rgb(190, 214, 238); or hsl(210, 59%, 84%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 210 59% 84%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.