What color is #BDE9FA?

#BDE9FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDE9FA?

The RGB value is 189, 233, 250: 189 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDE9FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDE9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDE9FA color

#BDE9FA rgb(189, 233, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDE9FA is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 91.4% green and 98% blue (189, 233, 250).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#BDE9FA color codes

HEX	`#BDE9FA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 233, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 91.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.86, -10.46, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.86, 16.6, 230.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.375, 75.996, 101.543)`
Decimal	`12446202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDE9FA, 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 #BDE9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDE9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #BDE9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bde9fa; }
.text { color: #bde9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bde9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 233 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bde9fa, #bdcbfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDE9FA?: #BDE9FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDE9FA?: The RGB value is 189, 233, 250: 189 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDE9FA?: The complementary color is #FACEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDE9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.