Palettes / Colors / #BFBFE1

#BFBFE1 — Pale Muted Blue

#BFBFE1 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BFBFE1 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 #E2E2C1; it also sits naturally between #C1D1E2 and #D1C1E2. 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 75% · Blue 88%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBFE1

.text { color: #BFBFE1; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBFE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 191, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 36%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBFE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 191, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBFE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 191, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBFE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBFE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBFE1

Tints of #BFBFE1

Tones of #BFBFE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E2C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBFE1: #000000.

How #BFBFE1 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 #BFBFE1 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

← #BFBFE0  ·  #BFBFE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBFE1?

#BFBFE1 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 191, 225). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBFE1?

#BFBFE1 is RGB 191, 191, 225 — HSL 240°, 36%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BFBFE1?

Its complement is #E2E2C1; analogous partners are #C1D1E2 and #D1C1E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBFE1 for text?

Black text on #BFBFE1 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.