Palettes / Colors / #BFB8EB

#BFB8EB — Pale Blue

#BFB8EB is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BFB8EB 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.

#BFB8EB 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 #E4EBB7; it also sits naturally between #B7CAEB and #D8B7EB. 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 72% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB8EB

.text { color: #BFB8EB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 184, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 56%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 184, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 184, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB8EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4EBB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB8EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB8EB

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 #BFB8EB 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 #BFB8EB 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 #BFB8EB?

#BFB8EB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 184, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB8EB?

#BFB8EB is RGB 191, 184, 235 — HSL 248°, 56%, 82% — CMYK 19%, 22%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFB8EB?

Its complement is #E4EBB7; analogous partners are #B7CAEB and #D8B7EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB8EB for text?

Black text on #BFB8EB has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.