Close to Sky Gray

#BDCFDB

#BDCFDB is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.60:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

13.11:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.60:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.11:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDCFDB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BDCFDB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BDCFDB

What color is #BDCFDB?

#BDCFDB is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BDCFDB in RGB?

#BDCFDB is rgb(189, 207, 219): 189 red, 207 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BDCFDB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(14, 5, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BDCFDB?

PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BDCFDB?

Its complement #DAC9BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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