What color is #BDD7EA?

#BDD7EA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDD7EA?

The RGB value is 189, 215, 234: 189 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDD7EA?

The complementary color is #EAD0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDD7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDD7EA color

#BDD7EA rgb(189, 215, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDD7EA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 84.3% green and 91.8% blue (189, 215, 234).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#BDD7EA color codes

HEX	`#BDD7EA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 215, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 84.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 52%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.67, -4.68, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.67, 13.08, 249.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.134, 65.359, 87.273)`
Decimal	`12441578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDD7EA, 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 #BDD7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDD7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #BDD7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdd7ea; }
.text { color: #bdd7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdd7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 215 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdd7ea, #bdc1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDD7EA?: #BDD7EA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDD7EA?: The RGB value is 189, 215, 234: 189 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDD7EA?: The complementary color is #EAD0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDD7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.