Close to Lavender Gray
#BDBDD5
#BDBDD5 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDBDD5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.84:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.40:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.40:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDBDD5 as they’d see it.
#BDBDD5 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 #BDBDD5
What color is #BDBDD5?
#BDBDD5 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.1% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDBDD5 in RGB?
#BDBDD5 is rgb(189, 189, 213): 189 red, 189 green, and 213 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDBDD5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 11, 0, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDBDD5?
PANTONE 2658 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDBDD5?
Its complement #C0C0A8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.