Palettes / Colors / #BEBEE5
#BEBEE5 — Pale Muted Blue
#BEBEE5 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.
#BEBEE5 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 #E5E5BD; it also sits naturally between #BDD1E5 and #D1BDE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEBEE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 190, 229 |
| HSL | 240°, 43%, 82% |
| HSV | 240°, 17%, 90% |
| CMYK | 17%, 17%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 53.79, 53.43, 81.61 |
| Yxy | 53.43, 0.2849, 0.2830 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.13, 7.85, -19.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.10, 7.46, -19.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · 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
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CSS code for #BEBEE5
.text { color: #BEBEE5; }
.background { background-color: #BEBEE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBEE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 43%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBEE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBEE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEBEE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBEE5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5E5BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEBEE5: #000000.
How #BEBEE5 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 #BEBEE5 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 #BEBEE5?
#BEBEE5 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 190, 229). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBEE5?
#BEBEE5 is RGB 190, 190, 229 — HSL 240°, 43%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #BEBEE5?
Its complement is #E5E5BD; analogous partners are #BDD1E5 and #D1BDE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEBEE5 for text?
Black text on #BEBEE5 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.