What color is #BDC8E0?

#BDC8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8E0?

The RGB value is 189, 200, 224: 189 red, 200 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8E0?

The complementary color is #E0D5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC8E0 color

#BDC8E0 rgb(189, 200, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDC8E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 87.8% blue (189, 200, 224).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#BDC8E0 color codes

HEX	`#BDC8E0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 200, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, 1.09, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 13.22, 274.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.092, 57.508, 78.704)`
Decimal	`12437728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC8E0, 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 #BDC8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #BDC8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc8e0; }
.text { color: #bdc8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 200 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc8e0, #c3bde0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDC8E0?: #BDC8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC8E0?: The RGB value is 189, 200, 224: 189 red, 200 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC8E0?: The complementary color is #E0D5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.