Palettes / Colors / #BBDBF9

#BBDBF9 — Pale Vivid Blue

#BBDBF9 is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BBDBF9 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.

#BBDBF9 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 #F9D8B9; it also sits naturally between #B9F9F8 and #B9BAF9. 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 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDBF9

.text { color: #BBDBF9; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 84%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDBF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9D8B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDBF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDBF9

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 #BBDBF9 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 #BBDBF9 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

← #BBDBF8  ·  #BBDBFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDBF9?

#BBDBF9 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 219, 249). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDBF9?

#BBDBF9 is RGB 187, 219, 249 — HSL 209°, 84%, 85% — CMYK 25%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBDBF9?

Its complement is #F9D8B9; analogous partners are #B9F9F8 and #B9BAF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDBF9 for text?

Black text on #BBDBF9 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.