Palettes / Colors / #BDBEE4
#BDBEE4 — Pale Muted Blue
#BDBEE4 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 #BDBEE4 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.
#BDBEE4 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 #E4E3BE; it also sits naturally between #BED2E4 and #D0BEE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDBEE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 190, 228 |
| HSL | 238°, 42%, 82% |
| HSV | 238°, 17%, 89% |
| CMYK | 17%, 17%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 53.40, 53.25, 80.86 |
| Yxy | 53.25, 0.2848, 0.2840 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.02, 7.32, -19.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.97, 6.94, -19.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 75% · Blue 89%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDBEE4
.text { color: #BDBEE4; }
.background { background-color: #BDBEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 190, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 42%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 190, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 190, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDBEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBEE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDBEE4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4E3BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDBEE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBEE4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDBEE4: ·
How #BDBEE4 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 #BDBEE4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDBEE4?
#BDBEE4 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 190, 228). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBEE4?
#BDBEE4 is RGB 189, 190, 228 — HSL 238°, 42%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #BDBEE4?
Its complement is #E4E3BE; analogous partners are #BED2E4 and #D0BEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDBEE4 for text?
Black text on #BDBEE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.