Palettes / Colors / #BBDBEE

#BBDBEE — Pale Blue

#BBDBEE is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BBDBEE 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.

#BBDBEE 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 #EECDBA; it also sits naturally between #BAEEE7 and #BAC1EE. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDBEE

.text { color: #BBDBEE; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDBEE

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 #BBDBEE 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 #BBDBEE 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

← #BBDBED  ·  #BBDBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDBEE?

#BBDBEE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 219, 238). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDBEE?

#BBDBEE is RGB 187, 219, 238 — HSL 202°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBDBEE?

Its complement is #EECDBA; analogous partners are #BAEEE7 and #BAC1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDBEE for text?

Black text on #BBDBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.