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#BDC0DB Color

#BDC0DB is rgb(189, 192, 219) in RGB, hsl(234, 29%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDC0DB
HEX#BDC0DB
RGBrgb(189, 192, 219)
HSLhsl(234, 29%, 80%)
HSVhsv(234, 14%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.038 280.5)
LABlab(78.11% 2.95 -13.93)
LCHlch(78.11% 14.23 281.94)

What #BDC0DB 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 #BDC0DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 4.63Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 4.93Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.04Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.64Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.8Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.57

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

#BDC0DB Channel Values

How #BDC0DB 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 192 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 29% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 14% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDC0DB 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDC0DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDC0DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDC0DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDC0DB
Complementary
#DBD8BD
Analogous
#BDCFDB
Analogous
#C9BDDB
Triadic
#DBBDC0
Triadic
#C0DBBD
Split comp.
#DBC9BD
Split comp.
#CFDBBD

Tints & Shades of #BDC0DB

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

#C7CAE0
#CED0E4
#D8D9E9
#DEE0ED
#E8E9F2
#EFEFF6

Shades

#999EC7
#757BB3
#555C9B
#43487A
#2F3356
#1B1D31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDC0DB.

How #BDC0DB 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#BDC0DB
Protanopia#BFBFDB
Protanomaly#BFC0DB
Deuteranopia#BFBFDB
Deuteranomaly#BEBFDB
Tritanopia#B9C4C4
Tritanomaly#BBC2CD
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDC0DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdc0db: #BDC0DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDC0DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdc0db': '#BDC0DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.753, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bdc0db">#BDC0DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDC0DB"

More Blue Colors

#BDC0DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BDC0DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDC0DB?

#BDC0DB is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 192, 219) in RGB and hsl(234, 29%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #BDC0DB?

#BDC0DB is rgb(189, 192, 219) — red 189, green 192, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDC0DB?

#BDC0DB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDC0DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDC0DB scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDC0DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDC0DB 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 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BDC0DB in a Tool

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