Palettes / Colors / #BBACED

#BBACED — Light Blue

#BBACED is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BBACED 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.

#BBACED 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 #DDEDAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBDED and #DBABED. 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 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBACED

.text { color: #BBACED; }
.background { background-color: #BBACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBACED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEDAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBACED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBACED

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 #BBACED 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 #BBACED 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

← #BBACEC  ·  #BBACEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBACED?

#BBACED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBACED?

#BBACED is RGB 187, 172, 237 — HSL 254°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBACED?

Its complement is #DDEDAB; analogous partners are #ABBDED and #DBABED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBACED for text?

Black text on #BBACED has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.