Palettes / Colors / #BBD6F7

#BBD6F7 — Pale Vivid Blue

#BBD6F7 is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBD6F7 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 #F7DCBB; it also sits naturally between #BBF4F7 and #BEBBF7. 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 84% · Blue 97%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD6F7

.text { color: #BBD6F7; }
.background { background-color: #BBD6F7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD6F7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 214, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 79%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD6F7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 214, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD6F7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 214, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD6F7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD6F7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7DCBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD6F7: #000000.

How #BBD6F7 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 #BBD6F7 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

← #BBD6F6  ·  #BBD6F8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD6F7?

#BBD6F7 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 214, 247). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD6F7?

#BBD6F7 is RGB 187, 214, 247 — HSL 213°, 79%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 13%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BBD6F7?

Its complement is #F7DCBB; analogous partners are #BBF4F7 and #BEBBF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD6F7 for text?

Black text on #BBD6F7 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.