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#B4E8FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#B4E8FB 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 #B4E8FB 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.

#B4E8FB 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 #FBC9B6; it also sits naturally between #B6FBEB and #B6C6FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B4E8FB · RGB 180, 232, 251

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Color values

HEX#B4E8FB
RGB180, 232, 251
HSL196°, 90%, 85%
HSV196°, 28%, 98%
CMYK28%, 8%, 0%, 2%
XYZ65.09, 74.38, 102.19
Yxy74.38, 0.2693, 0.3078
CIE-Lab89.10, -12.31, -14.61
Hunter Lab86.24, -11.79, -15.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 91% · Blue 98%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B4E8FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B4E8FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B4E8FB

.text { color: #B4E8FB; }
.background { background-color: #B4E8FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E8FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 232, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E8FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 232, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E8FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 232, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E8FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E8FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B4E8FB

#90DDF9#69D1F7#42C5F5#1BB9F3#0BA3DA#0982AE#076588#054861#032B3A#010E13

Tints of #B4E8FB

#BBEAFB#C0ECFC#C5EDFC#CAEFFC#D3F2FD#D8F3FD#DDF5FD#E2F6FD#E7F8FE#ECF9FE

Tones of #B4E8FB

#BBE6F6#C0E4F1#C5E2EC#CAE0E8#CFDDE3#D4DBDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBC9B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #B4E8FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E8FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B4E8FB: ·

How #B4E8FB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCBF6Deuteranopia · #C8C4F5Tritanopia · #B7F3F2

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B4E8FB rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF
Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette Ffe9d0
#FFE9D0 · #FFFED3 · #BBE9FF · #B1AFFF
Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Palette Aee1fc
#AEE1FC · #60ABFB · #5170FD · #4636FC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B8E8FC#B4E4FF#BBE9FF#B2DFFB#AEE1FC#AEE2FF#B1F0F7#B7E0FF#B2EBF2#BBE1FA#B5DEFF#BDE8F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B4E8FA  ·  #B4E8FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4E8FB?

#B4E8FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 232, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E8FB?

#B4E8FB is RGB 180, 232, 251 — HSL 196°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 28%, 8%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B4E8FB?

Its complement is #FBC9B6; analogous partners are #B6FBEB and #B6C6FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E8FB for text?

Black text on #B4E8FB has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.