Palettes / Colors / #BBBEE5
#BBBEE5 — Pale Muted Blue
#BBBEE5 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BBBEE5 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.
#BBBEE5 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 #E6E3BC; it also sits naturally between #BCD4E6 and #CEBCE6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBBEE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 190, 229 |
| HSL | 236°, 45%, 82% |
| HSV | 236°, 18%, 90% |
| CMYK | 18%, 17%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 53.05, 53.05, 81.57 |
| Yxy | 53.05, 0.2827, 0.2827 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.90, 6.91, -19.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.83, 6.54, -20.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 75% · Blue 90%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBBEE5
.text { color: #BBBEE5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBEE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 45%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBEE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBEE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBBEE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBEE5">Div content here</div>
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Tones of #BBBEE5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6E3BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBBEE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBEE5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBBEE5: ·
How #BBBEE5 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 #BBBEE5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBBEE5?
#BBBEE5 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 190, 229). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBEE5?
#BBBEE5 is RGB 187, 190, 229 — HSL 236°, 45%, 82% — CMYK 18%, 17%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #BBBEE5?
Its complement is #E6E3BC; analogous partners are #BCD4E6 and #CEBCE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBBEE5 for text?
Black text on #BBBEE5 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.