Palettes / Colors / #B5CEDE

#B5CEDE — Light Muted Blue

#B5CEDE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B5CEDE 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 #DEC5B5; it also sits naturally between #B5DED9 and #B5BADE. 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 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B5CEDE

.text { color: #B5CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #B5CEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5CEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5CEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5CEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 206, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5CEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5CEDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B5CEDE

Tints of #B5CEDE

Tones of #B5CEDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEC5B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5CEDE: #000000.

How #B5CEDE 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 #B5CEDE 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

← #B5CEDD  ·  #B5CEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B5CEDE?

#B5CEDE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 181, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5CEDE?

#B5CEDE is RGB 181, 206, 222 — HSL 203°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 18%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #B5CEDE?

Its complement is #DEC5B5; analogous partners are #B5DED9 and #B5BADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5CEDE for text?

Black text on #B5CEDE has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.