Palettes / Colors / #B4EAFD

#B4EAFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#B4EAFD 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 #B4EAFD 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.

#B4EAFD 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 #FDC8B4; it also sits naturally between #B4FDEC and #B4C5FD. 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 92% · Blue 99%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4EAFD

.text { color: #B4EAFD; }
.background { background-color: #B4EAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4EAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 234, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4EAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 234, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4EAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 234, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4EAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4EAFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDC8B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4EAFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4EAFD

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 #B4EAFD 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 #B4EAFD 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 #B4EAFD?

#B4EAFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 180, 234, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4EAFD?

#B4EAFD is RGB 180, 234, 253 — HSL 196°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 29%, 8%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B4EAFD?

Its complement is #FDC8B4; analogous partners are #B4FDEC and #B4C5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4EAFD for text?

Black text on #B4EAFD has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.