Palettes / Colors / #B9CDEE

#B9CDEE — Pale Blue

#B9CDEE is a blue color we call Pale 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 #B9CDEE 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.

#B9CDEE 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 #EEDAB9; it also sits naturally between #B9E8EE and #BFB9EE. 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 73% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B9CDEE

.text { color: #B9CDEE; }
.background { background-color: #B9CDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9CDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 205, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 61%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9CDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 205, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9CDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 205, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9CDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9CDEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDAB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9CDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B9CDEE

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 #B9CDEE 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 #B9CDEE 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

← #B9CDED  ·  #B9CDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B9CDEE?

#B9CDEE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 185, 205, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9CDEE?

#B9CDEE is RGB 185, 205, 238 — HSL 217°, 61%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B9CDEE?

Its complement is #EEDAB9; analogous partners are #B9E8EE and #BFB9EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9CDEE for text?

Black text on #B9CDEE has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.