Palettes / Colors / #B4BAEE

#B4BAEE — Pale Blue

#B4BAEE is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B4BAEE 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 #EEE8B4; it also sits naturally between #B4D7EE and #CBB4EE. 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 71% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4BAEE

.text { color: #B4BAEE; }
.background { background-color: #B4BAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4BAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 186, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4BAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 186, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4BAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 186, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4BAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4BAEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEE8B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4BAEE: #000000.

How #B4BAEE 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 #B4BAEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4BAEE?

#B4BAEE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 186, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4BAEE?

#B4BAEE is RGB 180, 186, 238 — HSL 234°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 24%, 22%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B4BAEE?

Its complement is #EEE8B4; analogous partners are #B4D7EE and #CBB4EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4BAEE for text?

Black text on #B4BAEE has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.