Palettes / Colors / #B8CEEA

#B8CEEA — Pale Muted Blue

#B8CEEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B8CEEA 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 #EAD4B8; it also sits naturally between #B8E7EA and #BCB8EA. 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 72% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8CEEA

.text { color: #B8CEEA; }
.background { background-color: #B8CEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8CEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 54%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8CEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8CEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 206, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8CEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8CEEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD4B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8CEEA: #000000.

How #B8CEEA 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 #B8CEEA 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

← #B8CEE9  ·  #B8CEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8CEEA?

#B8CEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 184, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8CEEA?

#B8CEEA is RGB 184, 206, 234 — HSL 214°, 54%, 82% — CMYK 21%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B8CEEA?

Its complement is #EAD4B8; analogous partners are #B8E7EA and #BCB8EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8CEEA for text?

Black text on #B8CEEA has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.