Palettes / Colors / #BFBBEB

#BFBBEB — Pale Blue

#BFBBEB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFBBEB 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 #E8EBBC; it also sits naturally between #BCD0EB and #D8BCEB. 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 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #BFBBEB

.text { color: #BFBBEB; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 187, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 187, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 187, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBBEB

Tints of #BFBBEB

Tones of #BFBBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBBEB: #000000.

How #BFBBEB 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 #BFBBEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBBEA  ·  #BFBBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBBEB?

#BFBBEB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 187, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBBEB?

#BFBBEB is RGB 191, 187, 235 — HSL 245°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 20%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BFBBEB?

Its complement is #E8EBBC; analogous partners are #BCD0EB and #D8BCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBBEB for text?

Black text on #BFBBEB has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.