Palettes / Colors / #BFBEE4
#BFBEE4 — Pale Muted Blue
#BFBEE4 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 #BFBEE4 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.
#BFBEE4 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 #E3E4BE; it also sits naturally between #BED0E4 and #D2BEE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFBEE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 190, 228 |
| HSL | 242°, 41%, 82% |
| HSV | 242°, 17%, 89% |
| CMYK | 16%, 17%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 53.90, 53.50, 80.89 |
| Yxy | 53.50, 0.2863, 0.2842 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.17, 7.95, -18.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.15, 7.56, -19.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 89%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFBEE4
.text { color: #BFBEE4; }
.background { background-color: #BFBEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 41%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFBEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBEE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFBEE4
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Tones of #BFBEE4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3E4BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFBEE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBEE4
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 #BFBEE4: ·
How #BFBEE4 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 #BFBEE4 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 #BFBEE4?
#BFBEE4 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 190, 228). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBEE4?
#BFBEE4 is RGB 191, 190, 228 — HSL 242°, 41%, 82% — CMYK 16%, 17%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #BFBEE4?
Its complement is #E3E4BE; analogous partners are #BED0E4 and #D2BEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFBEE4 for text?
Black text on #BFBEE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.