What color is #BDBED8?

#BDBED8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBED8?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 216: 189 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBED8?

The complementary color is #D8D7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBED8 color

#BDBED8 rgb(189, 190, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDBED8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 84.7% blue (189, 190, 216).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BDBED8 color codes

HEX	`#BDBED8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, 4.77, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 13.94, 290.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.792, 52.603, 72.377)`
Decimal	`12435160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBED8, 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 #BDBED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BDBED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbed8; }
.text { color: #bdbed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbed8, #cabdd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBED8?: #BDBED8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBED8?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 216: 189 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBED8?: The complementary color is #D8D7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.