Palettes / Colors / #B4E2FC

#B4E2FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#B4E2FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #B4E2FC 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.

#B4E2FC 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 #FCCFB6; it also sits naturally between #B6FCF3 and #B6BFFC. 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 89% · Blue 99%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E2FC

.text { color: #B4E2FC; }
.background { background-color: #B4E2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 226, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 92%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 226, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 226, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E2FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCCFB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E2FC

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 #B4E2FC 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 #B4E2FC 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 #B4E2FC?

#B4E2FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 226, 252). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E2FC?

#B4E2FC is RGB 180, 226, 252 — HSL 202°, 92%, 85% — CMYK 29%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B4E2FC?

Its complement is #FCCFB6; analogous partners are #B6FCF3 and #B6BFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E2FC for text?

Black text on #B4E2FC has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.