Palettes / Colors / #BBB8EA

#BBB8EA — Pale Muted Blue

#BBB8EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBB8EA 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 #E7EAB8; it also sits naturally between #B8CEEA and #D4B8EA. 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 72% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB8EA

.text { color: #BBB8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BBB8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 184, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 54%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 184, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 184, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7EAB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB8EA: #000000.

How #BBB8EA 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 #BBB8EA 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

← #BBB8E9  ·  #BBB8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB8EA?

#BBB8EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 184, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB8EA?

#BBB8EA is RGB 187, 184, 234 — HSL 244°, 54%, 82% — CMYK 20%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BBB8EA?

Its complement is #E7EAB8; analogous partners are #B8CEEA and #D4B8EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB8EA for text?

Black text on #BBB8EA has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.