Palettes / Colors / #BBDBEA
#BBDBEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BBDBEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BBDBEA 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.
#BBDBEA 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 #EBCBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDEBE2 and #BDC5EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBDBEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 219, 234 |
| HSL | 199°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 199°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 6%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.68, 67.17, 87.61 |
| Yxy | 67.17, 0.2816, 0.3118 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.59, -7.36, -10.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.96, -7.00, -10.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 86% · Blue 92%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBDBEA
.text { color: #BBDBEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDBEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDBEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDBEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBDBEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDBEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBDBEA
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Tones of #BBDBEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBCBBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBDBEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDBEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBDBEA: ·
How #BBDBEA 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 #BBDBEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBDBEA?
#BBDBEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 219, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDBEA?
#BBDBEA is RGB 187, 219, 234 — HSL 199°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 6%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BBDBEA?
Its complement is #EBCBBD; analogous partners are #BDEBE2 and #BDC5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBDBEA for text?
Black text on #BBDBEA has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.