What color is #BDC7E4?

#BDC7E4 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 #BDC7E4?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 228: 189 red, 199 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7E4?

The complementary color is #E4DABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7E4 color

#BDC7E4 rgb(189, 199, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDC7E4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 89.4% blue (189, 199, 228).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% 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 12.45:1).

#BDC7E4 color codes

HEX	`#BDC7E4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, 2.48, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 15.72, 279.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.41, 57.266, 81.518)`
Decimal	`12437476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7E4, 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 #BDC7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #BDC7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7e4; }
.text { color: #bdc7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7e4, #c7bde4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDC7E4?: #BDC7E4 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 #BDC7E4?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 228: 189 red, 199 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7E4?: The complementary color is #E4DABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.