Palettes / Colors / #B8CFEF

#B8CFEF — Pale Blue

#B8CFEF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#B8CFEF 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 #EFD8B8; it also sits naturally between #B8EAEF and #BDB8EF. 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 94%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #B8CFEF

.text { color: #B8CFEF; }
.background { background-color: #B8CFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8CFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 207, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8CFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 207, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8CFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 207, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8CFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8CFEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B8CFEF

Tints of #B8CFEF

Tones of #B8CFEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD8B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8CFEF: #000000.

How #B8CFEF 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 #B8CFEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B8CFEE  ·  #B8CFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8CFEF?

#B8CFEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 184, 207, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8CFEF?

#B8CFEF is RGB 184, 207, 239 — HSL 215°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 23%, 13%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B8CFEF?

Its complement is #EFD8B8; analogous partners are #B8EAEF and #BDB8EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8CFEF for text?

Black text on #B8CFEF has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.