Palettes / Colors / #B3AAFA

#B3AAFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#B3AAFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B3AAFA 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 #F0FAA8; it also sits naturally between #A8C8FA and #DBA8FA. 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 67% · Blue 98%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3AAFA

.text { color: #B3AAFA; }
.background { background-color: #B3AAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3AAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 170, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3AAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 170, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3AAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 170, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3AAFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3AAFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3AAFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FAA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3AAFA: #000000.

How #B3AAFA 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 #B3AAFA 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

← #B3AAF9  ·  #B3AAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3AAFA?

#B3AAFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 179, 170, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3AAFA?

#B3AAFA is RGB 179, 170, 250 — HSL 247°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 28%, 32%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B3AAFA?

Its complement is #F0FAA8; analogous partners are #A8C8FA and #DBA8FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3AAFA for text?

Black text on #B3AAFA has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.