Palettes / Colors / #BFBBDA

#BFBBDA — Light Dusty Blue

#BFBBDA is a blue color we call Light Dusty 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 #BFBBDA 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.

#BFBBDA 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 #D5DAB9; it also sits naturally between #B9C5DA and #CEB9DA. 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 73% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBBDA

.text { color: #BFBBDA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 187, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 187, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 187, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBBDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DAB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBBDA

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 #BFBBDA 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 #BFBBDA 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

← #BFBBD9  ·  #BFBBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBBDA?

#BFBBDA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 187, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBBDA?

#BFBBDA is RGB 191, 187, 218 — HSL 248°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BFBBDA?

Its complement is #D5DAB9; analogous partners are #B9C5DA and #CEB9DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBBDA for text?

Black text on #BFBBDA has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.