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#BEBFE2 — Pale Muted Blue

#BEBFE2 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 #BEBFE2 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.

#BEBFE2 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 #E3E1C0; it also sits naturally between #C0D2E3 and #D0C0E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBFE2 · RGB 190, 191, 226

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Color values

HEX#BEBFE2
RGB190, 191, 226
HSL238°, 38%, 82%
HSV238°, 16%, 89%
CMYK16%, 15%, 0%, 11%
XYZ53.59, 53.70, 79.49
Yxy53.70, 0.2869, 0.2875
CIE-Lab78.29, 6.67, -17.53
Hunter Lab73.28, 6.32, -17.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BEBFE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEBFE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEBFE2

.text { color: #BEBFE2; }
.background { background-color: #BEBFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 191, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 191, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 191, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBFE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBFE2

#A4A5D6#878AC9#6F71BE#5356B2#444797#373A7B#2B2C5F#202146#13142A#06070E

Tints of #BEBFE2

#C3C4E4#CACBE7#CECFE9#D5D6EC#D8D9EE#DCDCEF#E3E3F2#E6E7F4#EDEEF7#F1F1F9

Tones of #BEBFE2

#C2C3E0#C5C6DD#C7C8DB#CACAD8#CCCCD6#CFCFD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E1C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBFE2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BEBFE2: ·

How #BEBFE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BEBEDADeuteranopia · #BEBED8Tritanopia · #BED3D1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEBFE2 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD
Gentle Saffron
#A1A029 · #BBD351 · #3031BE · #BAC1E8
Dusty Ruby Petal
#5631B1 · #C8643B · #5DD27F · #BEB7E1
Crimson Bloom
#84652C · #D8C68A · #7092CF · #B7C6E0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BEBDE6#BFC5E2#B9BBDF#BAC1E8#BEB7E1#B7C6E0#C8C2DE#C3B9EA#C3C9E4#C1C4EC#B4C5E4#C9B9E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBFE1  ·  #BEBFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBFE2?

#BEBFE2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 191, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBFE2?

#BEBFE2 is RGB 190, 191, 226 — HSL 238°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 16%, 15%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BEBFE2?

Its complement is #E3E1C0; analogous partners are #C0D2E3 and #D0C0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBFE2 for text?

Black text on #BEBFE2 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.