What color is #BDBEDC?

#BDBEDC 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 #BDBEDC?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 220: 189 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEDC color

#BDBEDC rgb(189, 190, 220)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 86.3% blue (189, 190, 220).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#BDBEDC color codes

HEX	`#BDBEDC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.76, 5.61, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.76, 16.08, 290.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.315, 52.812, 75.134)`
Decimal	`12435164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEDC, 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 #BDBEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #BDBEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbedc; }
.text { color: #bdbedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbedc, #cbbddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDBEDC?: #BDBEDC 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 #BDBEDC?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 220: 189 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEDC?: The complementary color is #DCDBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.