Palettes / Colors / #BBCFE0

#BBCFE0 — Light Muted Blue

#BBCFE0 is a blue color we call Light 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 #BBCFE0 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.

#BBCFE0 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 #E0CDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDE0DF and #BDBEE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCFE0

.text { color: #BBCFE0; }
.background { background-color: #BBCFE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCFE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 207, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 37%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCFE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 207, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCFE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 207, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCFE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCFE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBCFE0

Tints of #BBCFE0

Tones of #BBCFE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0CDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCFE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCFE0

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 #BBCFE0 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 #BBCFE0 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

← #BBCFDF  ·  #BBCFE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCFE0?

#BBCFE0 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 207, 224). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCFE0?

#BBCFE0 is RGB 187, 207, 224 — HSL 208°, 37%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 8%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBCFE0?

Its complement is #E0CDBD; analogous partners are #BDE0DF and #BDBEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCFE0 for text?

Black text on #BBCFE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.