Palettes / Colors / #BBCEED

#BBCEED — Pale Blue

#BBCEED 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 #BBCEED 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.

#BBCEED 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 #EDDABB; it also sits naturally between #BBE7ED and #C0BBED. 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 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCEED

.text { color: #BBCEED; }
.background { background-color: #BBCEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 206, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 206, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 206, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDDABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCEED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCEED

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 #BBCEED 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 #BBCEED 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

← #BBCEEC  ·  #BBCEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCEED?

#BBCEED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 206, 237). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCEED?

#BBCEED is RGB 187, 206, 237 — HSL 217°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBCEED?

Its complement is #EDDABB; analogous partners are #BBE7ED and #C0BBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCEED for text?

Black text on #BBCEED has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.