Palettes / Colors / #BBBAE1

#BBBAE1 — Light Muted Blue

#BBBAE1 is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #BBBAE1 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.

#BBBAE1 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 #E0E1BC; it also sits naturally between #BCCDE1 and #D0BCE1. 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 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBAE1

.text { color: #BBBAE1; }
.background { background-color: #BBBAE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBAE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 186, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 39%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBAE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 186, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBAE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 186, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBAE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBAE1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E1BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBAE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBAE1

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 #BBBAE1 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 #BBBAE1 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

← #BBBAE0  ·  #BBBAE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBAE1?

#BBBAE1 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 186, 225). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBAE1?

#BBBAE1 is RGB 187, 186, 225 — HSL 242°, 39%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBBAE1?

Its complement is #E0E1BC; analogous partners are #BCCDE1 and #D0BCE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBAE1 for text?

Black text on #BBBAE1 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.