Palettes / Colors / #B4E5FF

#B4E5FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#B4E5FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#B4E5FF 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 #FFCDB3; it also sits naturally between #B3FFF4 and #B3BEFF. 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 90% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E5FF

.text { color: #B4E5FF; }
.background { background-color: #B4E5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 229, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 229, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 229, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E5FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFCDB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E5FF: #000000.

How #B4E5FF 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 #B4E5FF 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

← #B4E5FE  ·  #B4E600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4E5FF?

#B4E5FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 229, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E5FF?

#B4E5FF is RGB 180, 229, 255 — HSL 201°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 29%, 10%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B4E5FF?

Its complement is #FFCDB3; analogous partners are #B3FFF4 and #B3BEFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E5FF for text?

Black text on #B4E5FF has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.