Palettes / Colors / #C0BFDE

#C0BFDE — Light Muted Blue

#C0BFDE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C0BFDE 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 #DDDEBF; it also sits naturally between #BFCEDE and #D0BFDE. 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 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C0BFDE

.text { color: #C0BFDE; }
.background { background-color: #C0BFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C0BFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 191, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C0BFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 191, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C0BFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 191, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C0BFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C0BFDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C0BFDE: #000000.

How #C0BFDE 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 #C0BFDE 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

← #C0BFDD  ·  #C0BFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C0BFDE?

#C0BFDE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 192, 191, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C0BFDE?

#C0BFDE is RGB 192, 191, 222 — HSL 242°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C0BFDE?

Its complement is #DDDEBF; analogous partners are #BFCEDE and #D0BFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C0BFDE for text?

Black text on #C0BFDE has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.