Palettes / Colors / #B9BBDF

#B9BBDF — Light Muted Blue

#B9BBDF is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#B9BBDF 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 #DFDDB9; it also sits naturally between #B9CEDF and #CAB9DF. 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 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B9BBDF

.text { color: #B9BBDF; }
.background { background-color: #B9BBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9BBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 187, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9BBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 187, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9BBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 187, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9BBDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9BBDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDDB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9BBDF: #000000.

How #B9BBDF 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 #B9BBDF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B9BBDF 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

← #B9BBDE  ·  #B9BBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B9BBDF?

#B9BBDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 185, 187, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9BBDF?

#B9BBDF is RGB 185, 187, 223 — HSL 237°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 17%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #B9BBDF?

Its complement is #DFDDB9; analogous partners are #B9CEDF and #CAB9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9BBDF for text?

Black text on #B9BBDF has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.