Palettes / Colors / #BFBAEA
#BFBAEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BFBAEA 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 #BFBAEA 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.
#BFBAEA 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 #E5E9B9; it also sits naturally between #B9CCE9 and #D6B9E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFBAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 186, 234 |
| HSL | 246°, 53%, 82% |
| HSV | 246°, 21%, 92% |
| CMYK | 18%, 21%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 53.90, 52.13, 85.06 |
| Yxy | 52.13, 0.2820, 0.2728 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.36, 11.43, -23.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.20, 10.91, -24.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 92%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFBAEA
.text { color: #BFBAEA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 186, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 186, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 186, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFBAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBAEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5E9B9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFBAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBAEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFBAEA: ·
How #BFBAEA 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 #BFBAEA 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 #BFBAEA?
#BFBAEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 186, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBAEA?
#BFBAEA is RGB 191, 186, 234 — HSL 246°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 18%, 21%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BFBAEA?
Its complement is #E5E9B9; analogous partners are #B9CCE9 and #D6B9E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFBAEA for text?
Black text on #BFBAEA has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.