Palettes / Colors / #BABBFB

#BABBFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BABBFB 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 #FBFABC; it also sits naturally between #BCDCFB and #DABCFB. 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 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #BABBFB

.text { color: #BABBFB; }
.background { background-color: #BABBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 187, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 187, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 187, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BABBFB

Tints of #BABBFB

Tones of #BABBFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABBFB: #000000.

How #BABBFB 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 #BABBFB 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

← #BABBFA  ·  #BABBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABBFB?

#BABBFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 187, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABBFB?

#BABBFB is RGB 186, 187, 251 — HSL 239°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BABBFB?

Its complement is #FBFABC; analogous partners are #BCDCFB and #DABCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABBFB for text?

Black text on #BABBFB has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.