Palettes / Colors / #BABBFC

#BABBFC — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BABBFC 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 #FCFBBA; it also sits naturally between #BADCFC and #DABAFC. 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 99%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #BABBFC

.text { color: #BABBFC; }
.background { background-color: #BABBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 187, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 187, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 187, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BABBFC

Tints of #BABBFC

Tones of #BABBFC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFBBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABBFC: #000000.

How #BABBFC 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 #BABBFC 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

← #BABBFB  ·  #BABBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABBFC?

#BABBFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 187, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABBFC?

#BABBFC is RGB 186, 187, 252 — HSL 239°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BABBFC?

Its complement is #FCFBBA; analogous partners are #BADCFC and #DABAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABBFC for text?

Black text on #BABBFC has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.