#BDBDED#BDBDED

#BDBDED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.067 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBDED
RGB	rgb(189, 189, 237)
HSL	hsl(240, 57%, 84%)
HSV	hsv(240, 20%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.07, 9.84, -23.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.07, 25.73, 292.48°)
OKLab	oklab(81.46% 0.0172 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(81.46% 0.067 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(54.4663, 53.3276, 87.5280)
Luminance	0.5333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBDED #EDEDBD

analogous

#BDD5ED #BDBDED #D5BDED

triadic

#BDBDED #EDBDBD #BDEDBD

tetradic

#BDBDED #EDBDD5 #EDEDBD #BDEDD5

square

#BDBDED #EDBDD5 #EDEDBD #BDEDD5

split-complementary

#BDBDED #EDD5BD #D5EDBD

monochromatic

#5D5DD3 #8D8DE0 #BDBDED #E7E7F8 #E7E7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.80

#BDBDED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.67

#BDBDED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBDED

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBDED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBDED	1.00	1.80	11.67	11.67
#FFFFFF	1.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B1C2EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C0EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3C5CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbded;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 189, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.067 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1d0f3',
    500: '#bdbded',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbded;
$custom-light: #d1d0f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbded",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 83.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81458,
    "c": 0.06726,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.53328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBDED

secondary

#CACA84

accent

#C521C5

background

#FEFEFF

surface

#FBFBFE

border

#D4D4D6

text

#141417

muted

#838385

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBDED

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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