Palettes / Colors / #B2DFFB

#B2DFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#B2DFFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#B2DFFB 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 #FBCEB1; it also sits naturally between #B1FBF2 and #B1BAFB. 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 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2DFFB

.text { color: #B2DFFB; }
.background { background-color: #B2DFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2DFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 223, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2DFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 223, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2DFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 223, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2DFFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2DFFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2DFFB

Tints of #B2DFFB

Tones of #B2DFFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBCEB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2DFFB: #000000.

How #B2DFFB 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 #B2DFFB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B2DFFB 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

← #B2DFFA  ·  #B2DFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2DFFB?

#B2DFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 178, 223, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2DFFB?

#B2DFFB is RGB 178, 223, 251 — HSL 203°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 29%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B2DFFB?

Its complement is #FBCEB1; analogous partners are #B1FBF2 and #B1BAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2DFFB for text?

Black text on #B2DFFB has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.