Palettes / Colors / #BDBFE5

#BDBFE5 — Pale Muted Blue

#BDBFE5 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDBFE5 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 #E5E3BD; it also sits naturally between #BDD3E5 and #CFBDE5. 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 75% · Blue 90%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBFE5

.text { color: #BDBFE5; }
.background { background-color: #BDBFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 191, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 43%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 191, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 191, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBFE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBFE5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBFE5: #000000.

How #BDBFE5 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 #BDBFE5 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

← #BDBFE4  ·  #BDBFE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBFE5?

#BDBFE5 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 191, 229). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBFE5?

#BDBFE5 is RGB 189, 191, 229 — HSL 237°, 43%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #BDBFE5?

Its complement is #E5E3BD; analogous partners are #BDD3E5 and #CFBDE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBFE5 for text?

Black text on #BDBFE5 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.