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#BDB2FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#BDB2FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BDB2FC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BDB2FC 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 #F1FCB0; it also sits naturally between #B0CBFC and #E2B0FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDB2FC · RGB 189, 178, 252

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Color values

HEX#BDB2FC
RGB189, 178, 252
HSL249°, 93%, 84%
HSV249°, 29%, 99%
CMYK25%, 29%, 0%, 1%
XYZ54.48, 49.69, 98.81
Yxy49.69, 0.2684, 0.2448
CIE-Lab75.88, 19.31, -35.23
Hunter Lab70.49, 18.65, -39.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 70% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BDB2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDB2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDB2FC

.text { color: #BDB2FC; }
.background { background-color: #BDB2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 178, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 178, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 178, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDB2FC

#9A89FB#7862F9#573AF8#3513F6#2708D9#2006B1#19058A#120462#0B023B#040114

Tints of #BDB2FC

#C0B5FC#C4BAFD#CCC4FD#D1C9FD#D5CEFD#D9D3FD#DDD8FE#E6E1FE#EAE6FE#EEEBFE

Tones of #BDB2FC

#BFB6F7#C3BBF1#C7C1EC#CBC6E7#CECBE1#D2D1DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FCB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDB2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDB2FC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BDB2FC: ·

How #BDB2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B8EADeuteranopia · #B9BAE6Tritanopia · #BCDCD9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDB2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 3a86ff
#3A86FF · #BDB2FF · #FFD6E0 · #FFF4F4
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Smoky Aurora
#1E85A7 · #2F7DDA · #798AE7 · #BCB3F1
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

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

#BDB2FF#BEADFA#B8B5FF#BCB3F1#B5BAFF#B7B1F2#C5BAFF#B5B7F4#B1B2FF#B1AFFF#BEB1EF#B7BDF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDB2FB  ·  #BDB2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB2FC?

#BDB2FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 178, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB2FC?

#BDB2FC is RGB 189, 178, 252 — HSL 249°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 29%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BDB2FC?

Its complement is #F1FCB0; analogous partners are #B0CBFC and #E2B0FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB2FC for text?

Black text on #BDB2FC has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.