Palettes / Colors / #BBDFFE

#BBDFFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BBDFFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BBDFFE 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.

#BBDFFE 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 #FED9B9; it also sits naturally between #B9FEFC and #B9BBFE. 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 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDFFE

.text { color: #BBDFFE; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED9B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDFFE

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 #BBDFFE 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 #BBDFFE 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

← #BBDFFD  ·  #BBDFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDFFE?

#BBDFFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 223, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDFFE?

#BBDFFE is RGB 187, 223, 254 — HSL 208°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 12%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBDFFE?

Its complement is #FED9B9; analogous partners are #B9FEFC and #B9BBFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDFFE for text?

Black text on #BBDFFE has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.