Close to Periwinkle
#BDBEE6
#BDBEE6 is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green, and 90.2% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 45% saturation and 82% 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 #BDBEE6.
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
1.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.67:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.67:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDBEE6 as they’d see it.
#BDBEE6 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BDBEE6
What color is #BDBEE6?
#BDBEE6 is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green, and 90.2% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 45% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDBEE6 in RGB?
#BDBEE6 is rgb(189, 190, 230): 189 red, 190 green, and 230 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDBEE6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 17, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDBEE6?
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 #BDBEE6?
Its complement #C4C39B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.