What color is #BDCAFA?

#BDCAFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCAFA?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 250: 189 red, 202 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCAFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCAFA color

#BDCAFA rgb(189, 202, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDCAFA is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 98% blue (189, 202, 250).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#BDCAFA color codes

HEX	`#BDCAFA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.82, 5.76, -25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.82, 25.68, 282.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.358, 59.961, 98.87)`
Decimal	`12438266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAFA, 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 #BDCAFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #BDCAFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcafa; }
.text { color: #bdcafa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcafa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcafa, #cfbdfa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDCAFA?: #BDCAFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCAFA?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 250: 189 red, 202 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAFA?: The complementary color is #FAEDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.