Palettes / Colors / #BBBEF5

#BBBEF5 — Pale Blue

#BBBEF5 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BBBEF5 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.

#BBBEF5 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 #F5F2BC; it also sits naturally between #BCDCF5 and #D6BCF5. 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 75% · Blue 96%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBEF5

.text { color: #BBBEF5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBEF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBEF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBEF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBEF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBEF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5F2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBEF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBEF5

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 #BBBEF5 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 #BBBEF5 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

← #BBBEF4  ·  #BBBEF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBEF5?

#BBBEF5 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 190, 245). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBEF5?

#BBBEF5 is RGB 187, 190, 245 — HSL 237°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 22%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #BBBEF5?

Its complement is #F5F2BC; analogous partners are #BCDCF5 and #D6BCF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBEF5 for text?

Black text on #BBBEF5 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.