What color is #BDC6E8?

#BDC6E8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC6E8?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 232: 189 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC6E8?

The complementary color is #E8DFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC6E8 color

#BDC6E8 rgb(189, 198, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDC6E8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 91% blue (189, 198, 232).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#BDC6E8 color codes

HEX	`#BDC6E8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.2, 3.88, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.2, 18.28, 282.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.742, 57.032, 84.4)`
Decimal	`12437224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC6E8, 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 #BDC6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #BDC6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc6e8; }
.text { color: #bdc6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc6e8, #cabde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDC6E8?: #BDC6E8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC6E8?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 232: 189 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC6E8?: The complementary color is #E8DFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.