Palettes / Colors / #BBD7ED

#BBD7ED — Pale Blue

#BBD7ED 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 #BBD7ED 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.

#BBD7ED 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 #EDD0BB; it also sits naturally between #BBEDE9 and #BBBEED. 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 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD7ED

.text { color: #BBD7ED; }
.background { background-color: #BBD7ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD7ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 215, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD7ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 215, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD7ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 215, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD7ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD7ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDD0BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD7ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD7ED

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 #BBD7ED 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 #BBD7ED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD7ED?

#BBD7ED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 215, 237). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD7ED?

#BBD7ED is RGB 187, 215, 237 — HSL 206°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 9%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBD7ED?

Its complement is #EDD0BB; analogous partners are #BBEDE9 and #BBBEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD7ED for text?

Black text on #BBD7ED has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.