Palettes / Colors / #C9BBFC

#C9BBFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#C9BBFC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C9BBFC 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 #EEFCBA; it also sits naturally between #BACDFC and #EABAFC. 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 79% · Green 73% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C9BBFC

.text { color: #C9BBFC; }
.background { background-color: #C9BBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9BBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 187, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9BBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 187, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9BBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 187, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9BBFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9BBFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFCBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9BBFC: #000000.

How #C9BBFC 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 #C9BBFC 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

← #C9BBFB  ·  #C9BBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9BBFC?

#C9BBFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 201, 187, 252). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9BBFC?

#C9BBFC is RGB 201, 187, 252 — HSL 253°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 20%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C9BBFC?

Its complement is #EEFCBA; analogous partners are #BACDFC and #EABAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9BBFC for text?

Black text on #C9BBFC has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.