Palettes / Colors / #C8BEED

#C8BEED — Pale Blue

#C8BEED is a blue color we call Pale 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 #C8BEED 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.

#C8BEED 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 #E3EDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFCCED and #E0BFED. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8BEED

.text { color: #C8BEED; }
.background { background-color: #C8BEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8BEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 190, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8BEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 190, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8BEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 190, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8BEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8BEED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8BEED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8BEED

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 #C8BEED 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 #C8BEED 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

← #C8BEEC  ·  #C8BEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8BEED?

#C8BEED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 190, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8BEED?

#C8BEED is RGB 200, 190, 237 — HSL 253°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 16%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C8BEED?

Its complement is #E3EDBF; analogous partners are #BFCCED and #E0BFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8BEED for text?

Black text on #C8BEED has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.