Close to Lavender Gray
#BDBCD5
#BDBCD5 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 23% 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 #BDBCD5.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.86:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.32:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDBCD5 as they’d see it.
#BDBCD5 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 #BDBCD5
What color is #BDBCD5?
#BDBCD5 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green, and 83.5% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDBCD5 in RGB?
#BDBCD5 is rgb(189, 188, 213): 189 red, 188 green, and 213 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDBCD5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 12, 0, 16). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDBCD5?
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 #BDBCD5?
Its complement #BFC0A7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.