What color is #BDCAEE?

#BDCAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCAEE?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 238: 189 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAEE?

The complementary color is #EEE1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCAEE color

#BDCAEE rgb(189, 202, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDCAEE is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 93.3% blue (189, 202, 238).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#BDCAEE color codes

HEX	`#BDCAEE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 59%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.42, 3.05, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.42, 19.47, 279.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.536, 59.232, 89.274)`
Decimal	`12438254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAEE, 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 #BDCAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #BDCAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcaee; }
.text { color: #bdcaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcaee, #c9bdee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDCAEE?: #BDCAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCAEE?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 238: 189 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAEE?: The complementary color is #EEE1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.