What color is #BDBBD5?

#BDBBD5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBBD5?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 213: 189 red, 187 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBD5?

The complementary color is #D3D5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBBD5 color

#BDBBD5 rgb(189, 187, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDBBD5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 83.5% blue (189, 187, 213).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#BDBBD5 color codes

HEX	`#BDBBD5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.78, 5.77, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.78, 14.01, 294.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.764, 51.163, 70.139)`
Decimal	`12434389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBBD5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDBBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDBBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbbd5; }
.text { color: #bdbbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbbd5, #cabbd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBBD5?: #BDBBD5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBBD5?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 213: 189 red, 187 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBBD5?: The complementary color is #D3D5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.