Palettes / Colors / #BACDDB

#BACDDB — Light Dusty Blue

#BACDDB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BACDDB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAC7B9; it also sits naturally between #B9DAD7 and #B9BCDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 80% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #BACDDB

.text { color: #BACDDB; }
.background { background-color: #BACDDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BACDDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 205, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BACDDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 205, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BACDDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 205, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BACDDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BACDDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BACDDB

Tints of #BACDDB

Tones of #BACDDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAC7B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BACDDB: #000000.

How #BACDDB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #BACDDB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BACDDA  ·  #BACDDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BACDDB?

#BACDDB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 205, 219). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BACDDB?

#BACDDB is RGB 186, 205, 219 — HSL 205°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 15%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BACDDB?

Its complement is #DAC7B9; analogous partners are #B9DAD7 and #B9BCDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BACDDB for text?

Black text on #BACDDB has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.