Close to Heather
#BDB6DC
#BDB6DC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDB6DC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.93:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.93:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDB6DC as they’d see it.
#BDB6DC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDB6DC
What color is #BDB6DC?
#BDB6DC is a light, muted blue, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 251°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDB6DC in RGB?
#BDB6DC is rgb(189, 182, 220): 189 red, 182 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDB6DC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 17, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDB6DC?
PANTONE 270 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDB6DC?
Its complement #B7BF98 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.