Palettes / Colors / #C2BEEA
#C2BEEA — Pale Muted Blue
#C2BEEA 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 #C2BEEA 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.
#C2BEEA 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 #E6EABE; it also sits naturally between #BED0EA and #D7BEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C2BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 194, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 245°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 245°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 17%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.51, 54.24, 85.38 |
| Yxy | 54.24, 0.2845, 0.2779 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.60, 10.19, -21.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.65, 9.76, -22.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 76% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C2BEEA
.text { color: #C2BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #C2BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C2BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2BEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #C2BEEA
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Tones of #C2BEEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6EABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C2BEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2BEEA
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 #C2BEEA: ·
How #C2BEEA 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 #C2BEEA 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 #C2BEEA?
#C2BEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C2BEEA?
#C2BEEA is RGB 194, 190, 234 — HSL 245°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 17%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #C2BEEA?
Its complement is #E6EABE; analogous partners are #BED0EA and #D7BEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C2BEEA for text?
Black text on #C2BEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.