#BDE7FF

Accessibility

AAA

16.04:1

Vs white / black

1.31:1 · 16.04:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bde7ff

RGB

rgb(189, 231, 255)

RGBA

rgba(189, 231, 255, 1)

HSL

hsl(202, 100%, 87%)

HSLA

hsla(202, 100%, 87%, 1)

HSV

hsv(202, 26%, 100%)

LAB

lab(89.48% -8.33 -16.07)

LCH

lch(89.48% 18.1 242.6)

OKLAB

oklab(0.906 -0.0327 -0.0438)

OKLCH

oklch(0.906 0.0547 233.26)

XYZ

xyz(67.61, 75.19, 105.54)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 0%)

CSS

color: #bde7ff;

CSS variable

--color-bde7ff: #bde7ff;

SCSS

$color-bde7ff: #bde7ff;

JavaScript

const color = "#bde7ff";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bde7ff";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bde7ff" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bde7ff", "rgb": { "r": 189, "g": 231, "b": 255 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.906 0.0547 233.26)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bde7ff-1: #bde7ff;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

sky-200

Very similar · ΔE 0.81 · #BAE6FD

Nearest CSS named color

LightBlue

Very different · ΔE 5.43 · #ADD8E6

Nearest Material color

light-blue-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.18 · #B3E5FC

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.33 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e0faff 100d1edfd 200badaec 300a0c4d8 40080a8bf 500658ca2 600537588 700415e6e 800304754 9001f323c 9500d1d25

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafdff f4fbff eff9ff e9f7ff e4f5ff def3ff d9f1ff d3efff ceedff c8ebff c3e9ff bde7ff add4ea 9ec1d5 8eadbf 7e9aaa 6e8795 5f7480 4f606a 3f4d55 2f3a40 1f262a 101315

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafdff f4fbff eff9ff e9f7ff e4f5ff def3ff d9f1ff d3efff ceedff c8ebff c3e9ff

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

add4ea 9ec1d5 8eadbf 7e9aaa 6e8795 5f7480 4f606a 3f4d55 2f3a40 1f262a 101315

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b8def4 b3d6ea aecddf a9c5d5 a4bcca 9fb4c0 99abb5 94a2aa 8f9aa0 8a9195 85898b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BDE7FFStop 1 #FFD5BDStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BDFFF6Stop 1 #BDE7FFStop 2 #BDC6FFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BDE7FFStop 1 #FFBDE7Stop 2 #E7FFBDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BDE7FFStop 1 #FFBDC6Stop 2 #FFF6BDStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#004166Stop 1 #0071B3Stop 2 #00A2FFStop 3 #4DBEFFStop 4 #99DAFFStop 5

Using this color

Where #bde7ff works

#BDE7FF (#bde7ff) sits in the light blue family at about 202° hue, 100% saturation, and 87% lightness. Contrast is 1.31:1 on white and 16.04:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: sky-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bde7ff as small body text on white — 1.31:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind sky 200#BAE6FD Material Light Blue 100#B3E5FC Material Blue 100#BBDEFB LightBlue#ADD8E6 Tailwind blue 200#BFDBFE Tailwind sky 100#E0F2FE Material Light Blue 50#E1F5FE Tailwind blue 100#DBEAFE Material Blue 50#E3F2FD PowderBlue#B0E0E6 Material Light Blue 200#81D4FA LightSkyBlue#87CEEB