Palettes / Colors / #BBBCE0

#BBBCE0 — Light Muted Blue

#BBBCE0 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BBBCE0 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 #E0DFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDD0E0 and #CDBDE0. 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 74% · Blue 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBCE0

.text { color: #BBBCE0; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBCE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 188, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 37%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBCE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 188, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBCE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 188, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBCE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBCE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBCE0: #000000.

How #BBBCE0 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 #BBBCE0 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

← #BBBCDF  ·  #BBBCE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBCE0?

#BBBCE0 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 188, 224). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBCE0?

#BBBCE0 is RGB 187, 188, 224 — HSL 238°, 37%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 16%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBBCE0?

Its complement is #E0DFBD; analogous partners are #BDD0E0 and #CDBDE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBCE0 for text?

Black text on #BBBCE0 has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.