Palettes / Colors / #B2ADEB

#B2ADEB — Light Blue

#B2ADEB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B2ADEB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E6EBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC7EB and #D1ADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B2ADEB

.text { color: #B2ADEB; }
.background { background-color: #B2ADEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2ADEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 173, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2ADEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 173, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2ADEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 173, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2ADEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2ADEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2ADEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6EBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2ADEB: #000000.

How #B2ADEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B2ADEB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2ADEA  ·  #B2ADEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2ADEB?

#B2ADEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 178, 173, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2ADEB?

#B2ADEB is RGB 178, 173, 235 — HSL 245°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 24%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B2ADEB?

Its complement is #E6EBAD; analogous partners are #ADC7EB and #D1ADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2ADEB for text?

Black text on #B2ADEB has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.