Palettes / Colors / #BBAFE9

#BBAFE9 — Light Blue

#BBAFE9 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BBAFE9 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.

#BBAFE9 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 #DDE9AF; it also sits naturally between #AFC0E9 and #D8AFE9. 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 69% · Blue 91%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAFE9

.text { color: #BBAFE9; }
.background { background-color: #BBAFE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAFE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 175, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 57%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAFE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 175, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAFE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 175, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAFE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAFE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE9AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAFE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAFE9

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 #BBAFE9 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 #BBAFE9 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

← #BBAFE8  ·  #BBAFEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAFE9?

#BBAFE9 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 175, 233). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAFE9?

#BBAFE9 is RGB 187, 175, 233 — HSL 252°, 57%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 25%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BBAFE9?

Its complement is #DDE9AF; analogous partners are #AFC0E9 and #D8AFE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAFE9 for text?

Black text on #BBAFE9 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.