Palettes / Colors / #BFB5FB

#BFB5FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFB5FB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BFB5FB 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.

#BFB5FB 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 #F1FBB6; it also sits naturally between #B6CEFB and #E3B6FB. 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 75% · Green 71% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB5FB

.text { color: #BFB5FB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB5FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB5FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 181, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB5FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 181, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB5FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 181, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB5FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB5FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FBB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB5FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB5FB

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:

How #BFB5FB 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 #BFB5FB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB5FB?

#BFB5FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 181, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB5FB?

#BFB5FB is RGB 191, 181, 251 — HSL 249°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 28%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BFB5FB?

Its complement is #F1FBB6; analogous partners are #B6CEFB and #E3B6FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB5FB for text?

Black text on #BFB5FB has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.