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#BDC4FE Color

#BDC4FE is rgb(189, 196, 254) in RGB, hsl(234, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDC4FE
HEX#BDC4FE
RGBrgb(189, 196, 254)
HSLhsl(234, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(234, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.082 279.1)
LABlab(80.13% 6.83 -29.58)
LCHlch(80.13% 30.36 283.01)

What #BDC4FE 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 #BDC4FE, 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.

#BDC4FE Channel Values

How #BDC4FE 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 196 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDC4FE 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDC4FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDC4FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDC4FE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDC4FE

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 #BDC4FE.

How #BDC4FE 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#BDC4FE
Protanopia#C3C3FE
Protanomaly#C1C3FE
Deuteranopia#C2C2FE
Deuteranomaly#C0C3FE
Tritanopia#B3CDCD
Tritanomaly#B7C9E2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDC4FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdc4fe: #BDC4FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDC4FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdc4fe': '#BDC4FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.769, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bdc4fe">#BDC4FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDC4FE"

More Blue Colors

#BDC4FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDC4FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDC4FE?

#BDC4FE is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 196, 254) in RGB and hsl(234, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #BDC4FE?

#BDC4FE is rgb(189, 196, 254) — red 189, green 196, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDC4FE?

#BDC4FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDC4FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDC4FE scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDC4FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDC4FE 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 17.27, which is visibly different.

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