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#BED8EA closest to Polar Opposite

#BED8EA is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Polar Opposite. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 84.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(190, 216, 234)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 51% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BED8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.20:1.

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Variations of #BED8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BED8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BED8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BED8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CAD2EA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D7EB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD7EB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAD2EA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7D4EA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2DDDE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BADAE4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD5DA

#BED8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#BED8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.20:1 Super#BED8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BED8EA in CSS

/* Polar Opposite */
.color { color: #BED8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BED8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BED8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 216 234);
color: hsl(205 51% 83%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.037 238.1);

#BED8EA FAQ

What color is #BED8EA?

#BED8EA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Opposite. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BED8EA?

#BED8EA is rgb(190, 216, 234) in RGB, hsl(205, 51%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BED8EA?

The complementary color of #BED8EA is #EAD0BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BED8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BED8EA: 14.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BED8EA a warm or cool color?

#BED8EA is a cool color.