Palettes / Colors / #BBD8EA

#BBD8EA — Pale Muted Blue

#BBD8EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBD8EA 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 #EBCEBD; it also sits naturally between #BDEBE5 and #BDC2EB. 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 85% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD8EA

.text { color: #BBD8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BBD8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 216, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 216, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 216, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBCEBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD8EA: #000000.

How #BBD8EA 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 #BBD8EA 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

← #BBD8E9  ·  #BBD8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD8EA?

#BBD8EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 216, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD8EA?

#BBD8EA is RGB 187, 216, 234 — HSL 203°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 8%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BBD8EA?

Its complement is #EBCEBD; analogous partners are #BDEBE5 and #BDC2EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD8EA for text?

Black text on #BBD8EA has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.