Palettes / Colors / #BBBBF3

#BBBBF3 — Pale Blue

#BBBBF3 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBBBF3 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 #F3F3BA; it also sits naturally between #BAD6F3 and #D6BAF3. 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 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBBF3

.text { color: #BBBBF3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 70%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBBF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F3BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBBF3: #000000.

How #BBBBF3 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 #BBBBF3 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 #BBBBF3?

#BBBBF3 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 187, 243). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBBF3?

#BBBBF3 is RGB 187, 187, 243 — HSL 240°, 70%, 84% — CMYK 23%, 23%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BBBBF3?

Its complement is #F3F3BA; analogous partners are #BAD6F3 and #D6BAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBBF3 for text?

Black text on #BBBBF3 has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.