Palettes / Colors / #C4BEE2

#C4BEE2 — Pale Muted Blue

#C4BEE2 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 #C4BEE2 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.

#C4BEE2 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 #DDE3C0; it also sits naturally between #C0CBE3 and #D7C0E3. 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 77% · Green 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4BEE2

.text { color: #C4BEE2; }
.background { background-color: #C4BEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4BEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 190, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4BEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 190, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4BEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 190, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4BEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4BEE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE3C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4BEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4BEE2

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:

How #C4BEE2 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 #C4BEE2 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

← #C4BEE1  ·  #C4BEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4BEE2?

#C4BEE2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 196, 190, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4BEE2?

#C4BEE2 is RGB 196, 190, 226 — HSL 250°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 13%, 16%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #C4BEE2?

Its complement is #DDE3C0; analogous partners are #C0CBE3 and #D7C0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4BEE2 for text?

Black text on #C4BEE2 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.