What color is #BDC3D7?

#BDC3D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC3D7?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 215: 189 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3D7?

The complementary color is #D7D1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC3D7 color

#BDC3D7 rgb(189, 195, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3D7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 84.3% blue (189, 195, 215).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#BDC3D7 color codes

HEX	`#BDC3D7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, 1.88, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 10.84, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.764, 54.755, 72.066)`
Decimal	`12436439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3D7, 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 #BDC3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #BDC3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3d7; }
.text { color: #bdc3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3d7, #c4bdd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC3D7?: #BDC3D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC3D7?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 215: 189 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3D7?: The complementary color is #D7D1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.