Palettes / Colors / #B3DBEF

#B3DBEF — Pale Blue

#B3DBEF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #B3DBEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B3DBEF 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 #EFC7B3; it also sits naturally between #B3EFE5 and #B3BDEF. 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 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3DBEF

.text { color: #B3DBEF; }
.background { background-color: #B3DBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3DBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 219, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3DBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 219, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3DBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 219, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3DBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3DBEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC7B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3DBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3DBEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B3DBEF 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 #B3DBEF 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

← #B3DBEE  ·  #B3DBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3DBEF?

#B3DBEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 179, 219, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3DBEF?

#B3DBEF is RGB 179, 219, 239 — HSL 200°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 25%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B3DBEF?

Its complement is #EFC7B3; analogous partners are #B3EFE5 and #B3BDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3DBEF for text?

Black text on #B3DBEF has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.