#BDC8DF#BDC8DF
#BDC8DF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.034 H 265.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDC8DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 200, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 35%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 15%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.2%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.43, 0.88, -12.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.43, 12.71, 273.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0029 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.034 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9567, 57.4542, 77.9921) |
| Luminance | 0.5746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.59
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.52
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.80
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.53
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.17
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDC8DF #DFD4BD
analogous
#BDD9DF #BDC8DF #C3BDDF
triadic
#BDC8DF #DFBDC8 #C8DFBD
tetradic
#BDC8DF #DFBDD9 #DFD4BD #BDDFC3
square
#BDC8DF #DFBDD9 #DFD4BD #BDDFC3
split-complementary
#BDC8DF #DFC3BD #D9DFBD
monochromatic
#6B83B7 #94A6CB #BDC8DF #E6EAF3 #EAEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#BDC8DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#BDC8DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDC8DF
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDC8DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDC8DF | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C9E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC6DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5CCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdc8df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 200, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.034 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d8e9',
500: '#bdc8df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdc8df; $custom-light: #d1d8e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdc8df",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 200,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.588,
"s": 34.694,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83158,
"c": 0.03442,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.57455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDC8DF
secondary
#B7A889
accent
#8738AE
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384