What color is #BDBED7?

#BDBED7 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 #BDBED7?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 215: 189 red, 190 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBED7?

The complementary color is #D7D6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBED7 color

#BDBED7 rgb(189, 190, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDBED7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 84.3% blue (189, 190, 215).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#BDBED7 color codes

HEX	`#BDBED7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, 4.56, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 13.4, 289.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.663, 52.552, 71.698)`
Decimal	`12435159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBED7, 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 #BDBED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #BDBED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbed7; }
.text { color: #bdbed7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbed7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbed7, #c9bdd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBED7?: #BDBED7 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 #BDBED7?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 215: 189 red, 190 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBED7?: The complementary color is #D7D6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.