Palettes / Colors / #B8BEEA
#B8BEEA — Pale Muted Blue
#B8BEEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #B8BEEA 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.
#B8BEEA 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 #EAE4B8; it also sits naturally between #B8D7EA and #CBB8EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B8BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 184, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 233°, 54%, 82% |
| HSV | 233°, 21%, 92% |
| CMYK | 21%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 53.03, 52.96, 85.27 |
| Yxy | 52.96, 0.2773, 0.2769 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.85, 7.10, -22.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.77, 6.72, -23.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 72% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B8BEEA
.text { color: #B8BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #B8BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 54%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B8BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8BEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #B8BEEA
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Tones of #B8BEEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAE4B8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B8BEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8BEEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B8BEEA: ·
How #B8BEEA 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 #B8BEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B8BEEA?
#B8BEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 184, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B8BEEA?
#B8BEEA is RGB 184, 190, 234 — HSL 233°, 54%, 82% — CMYK 21%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #B8BEEA?
Its complement is #EAE4B8; analogous partners are #B8D7EA and #CBB8EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B8BEEA for text?
Black text on #B8BEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.