Palettes / Colors / #B6AEFE

#B6AEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#B6AEFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B6AEFE 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 #F6FEAE; it also sits naturally between #AECEFE and #DEAEFE. 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 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B6AEFE

.text { color: #B6AEFE; }
.background { background-color: #B6AEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B6AEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B6AEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B6AEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 174, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B6AEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B6AEFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B6AEFE: #000000.

How #B6AEFE 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 #B6AEFE 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

← #B6AEFD  ·  #B6AEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B6AEFE?

#B6AEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 182, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B6AEFE?

#B6AEFE is RGB 182, 174, 254 — HSL 246°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 28%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B6AEFE?

Its complement is #F6FEAE; analogous partners are #AECEFE and #DEAEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B6AEFE for text?

Black text on #B6AEFE has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.