Palettes / Colors / #BBB9EE

#BBB9EE — Pale Blue

#BBB9EE is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBB9EE 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 #ECEEB9; it also sits naturally between #B9D2EE and #D5B9EE. 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 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB9EE

.text { color: #BBB9EE; }
.background { background-color: #BBB9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 185, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 61%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 185, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 185, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB9EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEEB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB9EE: #000000.

How #BBB9EE 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 #BBB9EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB9EE?

#BBB9EE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 185, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB9EE?

#BBB9EE is RGB 187, 185, 238 — HSL 242°, 61%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 22%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBB9EE?

Its complement is #ECEEB9; analogous partners are #B9D2EE and #D5B9EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB9EE for text?

Black text on #BBB9EE has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.