#B0D6E6 Hex Color
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The hex code for this bleached, pastel cyan is #b0d6e6. It serves as an airy, clean background color that feels less sterile than pure white. Due to its high lightness, it provides excellent contrast for black text, making it highly readable. Use this tone in UI design to maintain a delicate quality, and pair it with charcoal or slate to ground the composition.
About Something Blue
Frost on a window at first light
What does something blue mean?
Something Blue is often read as a pale, hopeful blue, so people commonly use it for weddings, nurseries, and spring designs. Its high lightness and low saturation make it feel airy and watered down, like a color diluted almost to fading.
Where you see something blue
- porcelain teacups
- hospital gowns
- glacier ice
- frosted glass
- wedding invitations
- shallow swimming pool water
What it works for
This color works well as a calm background that lets darker text and bolder accents carry the design.
What colors go with something blue?
Dusty Rose #b56f76The muted pink warms the cool blue without overpowering its delicate, washed-out quality.Charcoal #36454fDark gray text grounds the pale blue and keeps layouts from feeling washed away.Peach #ffe5b4The warm orange opposite makes the cool tint look crisper and slightly brighter.Cream #fffdd0Cream softens the cyan edge and shifts the pairing toward a gentle, vintage feel.Navy #000080The deep blue anchors this faint tint and gives the pair clear hierarchy.Sage #9caf88The gray-green sits close in tone, creating a quiet, faded garden palette.
Questions about Something Blue
What is the hex code for Something Blue?
Something Blue is #b0d6e6. In RGB that is rgb(176, 214, 230), in HSL hsl(198, 52%, 80%) and in CMYK 23%, 7%, 0%, 10%.
Is Something Blue readable on white or black?
Something Blue has a 1.54:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.60:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.