Palettes / Colors / #BBD3F7

#BBD3F7 — Pale Vivid Blue

#BBD3F7 is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBD3F7 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 #F7DFBB; it also sits naturally between #BBF1F7 and #C1BBF7. 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 83% · Blue 97%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD3F7

.text { color: #BBD3F7; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3F7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3F7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 79%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3F7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3F7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3F7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3F7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7DFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD3F7: #000000.

How #BBD3F7 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 #BBD3F7 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

← #BBD3F6  ·  #BBD3F8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD3F7?

#BBD3F7 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 211, 247). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3F7?

#BBD3F7 is RGB 187, 211, 247 — HSL 216°, 79%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 15%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BBD3F7?

Its complement is #F7DFBB; analogous partners are #BBF1F7 and #C1BBF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD3F7 for text?

Black text on #BBD3F7 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.