What color is #BDBDCE?

#BDBDCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBDCE?

The RGB value is 189, 189, 206: 189 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBDCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBDCE color

#BDBDCE rgb(189, 189, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green and 80.8% blue (189, 189, 206).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#BDBDCE color codes

HEX	`#BDBDCE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 3.27, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 9.13, 291.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.322, 51.67, 65.703)`
Decimal	`12434894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBDCE, 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 #BDBDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #BDBDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbdce; }
.text { color: #bdbdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 189 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbdce, #c6bdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBDCE?: #BDBDCE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBDCE?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 206: 189 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBDCE?: The complementary color is #CECEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.