#BDBCCD#BDBCCD
#BDBCCD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.024 H 288.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBCCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 188, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 15%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 8%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, 3.61, -8.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 9.15, 293.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.13% 0.0076 -0.0225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.13% 0.024 288.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9868, 51.1928, 64.9935) |
| Luminance | 0.5119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.17
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.19
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.30
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.70
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 9.49
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBCCD #CCCDBC
analogous
#BCC4CD #BDBCCD #C6BCCD
triadic
#BDBCCD #CDBDBC #BCCDBD
tetradic
#BDBCCD #CDBCC4 #CCCDBC #BCCDC6
square
#BDBCCD #CDBCC4 #CCCDBC #BCCDC6
split-complementary
#BDBCCD #CDC6BC #C4CDBC
monochromatic
#787699 #9A99B3 #BDBCCD #E0DFE7 #EEEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#BDBCCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#BDBCCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBCCD
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBCCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBCCD | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BDCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BABFC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbccd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 188, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.024 288.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d0dc',
500: '#bdbccd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbccd; $custom-light: #d0d0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbccd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 188,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.529,
"s": 14.53,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80129,
"c": 0.02377,
"h": 288.5
},
"luminance": 0.51193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBCCD
secondary
#A0A18C
accent
#994D94
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384