Palettes / Colors / #BCBAEA

#BCBAEA — Pale Muted Blue

#BCBAEA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BCBAEA 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.

#BCBAEA 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 #E7E9B9; it also sits naturally between #B9CFE9 and #D4B9E9. 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 74% · Green 73% · 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 #BCBAEA

.text { color: #BCBAEA; }
.background { background-color: #BCBAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 186, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 186, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 186, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7E9B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBAEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBAEA

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 #BCBAEA 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 #BCBAEA 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

← #BCBAE9  ·  #BCBAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBAEA?

#BCBAEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 186, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBAEA?

#BCBAEA is RGB 188, 186, 234 — HSL 243°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 20%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCBAEA?

Its complement is #E7E9B9; analogous partners are #B9CFE9 and #D4B9E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBAEA for text?

Black text on #BCBAEA has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.