Palettes / Colors / #BBADE7

#BBADE7 — Light Blue

#BBADE7 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BBADE7 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.

#BBADE7 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 #D9E7AC; it also sits naturally between #ACBCE7 and #D7ACE7. 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 68% · Blue 91%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBADE7

.text { color: #BBADE7; }
.background { background-color: #BBADE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBADE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 173, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 55%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBADE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 173, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBADE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 173, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBADE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBADE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9E7AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBADE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBADE7

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 #BBADE7 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 #BBADE7 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

← #BBADE6  ·  #BBADE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBADE7?

#BBADE7 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 173, 231). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBADE7?

#BBADE7 is RGB 187, 173, 231 — HSL 254°, 55%, 79% — CMYK 19%, 25%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BBADE7?

Its complement is #D9E7AC; analogous partners are #ACBCE7 and #D7ACE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBADE7 for text?

Black text on #BBADE7 has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.