Palettes / Colors / #C8BDFF

#C8BDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#C8BDFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C8BDFF 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 #F4FFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDD3FF and #E9BDFF. 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 78% · Green 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8BDFF

.text { color: #C8BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #C8BDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8BDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8BDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8BDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 189, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8BDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8BDFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8BDFF: #000000.

How #C8BDFF 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 #C8BDFF 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

← #C8BDFE  ·  #C8BE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8BDFF?

#C8BDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8BDFF?

#C8BDFF is RGB 200, 189, 255 — HSL 250°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 22%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C8BDFF?

Its complement is #F4FFBD; analogous partners are #BDD3FF and #E9BDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8BDFF for text?

Black text on #C8BDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.