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#BEBFEB — Pale Muted Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BEBFEB 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.

#BEBFEB 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 #EBEABD; it also sits naturally between #BDD4EB and #D3BDEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBFEB · RGB 190, 191, 235

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Color values

HEX#BEBFEB
RGB190, 191, 235
HSL239°, 53%, 83%
HSV239°, 19%, 92%
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 8%
XYZ54.86, 54.21, 86.17
Yxy54.21, 0.2810, 0.2776
CIE-Lab78.58, 8.62, -21.92
Hunter Lab73.63, 8.22, -22.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BEBFEB

.text { color: #BEBFEB; }
.background { background-color: #BEBFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 191, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 191, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 191, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BEBFEB

#9D9FE1#7E80D7#5F61CE#4042C4#3537AC#2B2D8C#22236D#18194E#0E0F2F#050510

Tints of #BEBFEB

#C1C1EC#C8C9EE#CCCDEF#D0D1F1#D8D8F3#DCDCF4#E0E0F5#E4E4F7#EBECF9#EFF0FA

Tones of #BEBFEB

#C0C1E7#C3C4E4#C7C7E1#CACADE#CDCDDA#D0D0D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBFEB

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 #BEBFEB: ·

How #BEBFEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEE0Deuteranopia · #BEBEDETritanopia · #BED8D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Gentle Saffron
#A1A029 · #BBD351 · #3031BE · #BAC1E8
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Gentle Mirage
#BCC0F0 · #212AB5 · #19229E · #151961
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2

Similar colors

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

#BAC1E8#BEBDE6#BCC0F0#C1C4EC#C3BEF0#BCBDF2#C3B9EA#C4C4EF#C3B6EC#C1BDF5#C0C9EE#BFC5E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBFEA  ·  #BEBFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBFEB?

#BEBFEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 191, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBFEB?

#BEBFEB is RGB 190, 191, 235 — HSL 239°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BEBFEB?

Its complement is #EBEABD; analogous partners are #BDD4EB and #D3BDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBFEB for text?

Black text on #BEBFEB has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.