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#BDBEFF Color

#BDBEFF is rgb(189, 190, 255) in RGB, hsl(239, 100%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDBEFF
HEX#BDBEFF
RGBrgb(189, 190, 255)
HSLhsl(239, 100%, 87%)
HSVhsv(239, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.091 283.5)
LABlab(78.64% 10.06 -32.38)
LCHlch(78.64% 33.91 287.26)

What #BDBEFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDBEFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BDBEFF Channel Values

How #BDBEFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 190 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 100% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDBEFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDBEFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDBEFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDBEFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDBEFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDBEFF.

How #BDBEFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDBEFF
Protanopia#BEBEFF
Protanomaly#BDBEFF
Deuteranopia#BEBEFF
Deuteranomaly#BDBEFF
Tritanopia#B2C8C8
Tritanomaly#B7C4E0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDBEFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdbeff: #BDBEFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDBEFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdbeff': '#BDBEFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.745, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bdbeff">#BDBEFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDBEFF"

More Blue Colors

#BDBEFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDBEFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDBEFF?

#BDBEFF is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 190, 255) in RGB and hsl(239, 100%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEFF?

#BDBEFF is rgb(189, 190, 255) — red 189, green 190, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDBEFF?

#BDBEFF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDBEFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDBEFF scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDBEFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDBEFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 21.34, which is visibly different.

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