Palettes / Colors / #B5CEFB

#B5CEFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#B5CEFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #B5CEFB 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.

#B5CEFB 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 #FBE3B6; it also sits naturally between #B6F1FB and #C1B6FB. 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 98%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B5CEFB

.text { color: #B5CEFB; }
.background { background-color: #B5CEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5CEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 206, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5CEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 206, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5CEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 206, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5CEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5CEFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBE3B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5CEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B5CEFB

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 #B5CEFB 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 #B5CEFB 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 #B5CEFB?

#B5CEFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 181, 206, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5CEFB?

#B5CEFB is RGB 181, 206, 251 — HSL 219°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 28%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B5CEFB?

Its complement is #FBE3B6; analogous partners are #B6F1FB and #C1B6FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5CEFB for text?

Black text on #B5CEFB has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.