What color is #BDBED5?

#BDBED5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBED5?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 213: 189 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBED5?

The complementary color is #D5D4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBED5 color

#BDBED5 rgb(189, 190, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBED5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 83.5% blue (189, 190, 213).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#BDBED5 color codes

HEX	`#BDBED5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.55, 4.15, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.55, 12.33, 289.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.407, 52.449, 70.353)`
Decimal	`12435157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBED5, 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 #BDBED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #BDBED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbed5; }
.text { color: #bdbed5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbed5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbed5, #c8bdd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBED5?: #BDBED5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBED5?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 213: 189 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBED5?: The complementary color is #D5D4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.