Palettes / Colors / #BDBCD1

#BDBCD1 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBCD1 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDBCD1 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.

#BDBCD1 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 #D0D2BC; it also sits naturally between #BCC6D2 and #C8BCD2. 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 74% · Green 74% · Blue 82%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBCD1

.text { color: #BDBCD1; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBCD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 188, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 19%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBCD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 188, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBCD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 188, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBCD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBCD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBCD1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0D2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBCD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBCD1

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:

How #BDBCD1 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDBCD1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDBCD0  ·  #BDBCD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBCD1?

#BDBCD1 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 188, 209). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBCD1?

#BDBCD1 is RGB 189, 188, 209 — HSL 243°, 19%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BDBCD1?

Its complement is #D0D2BC; analogous partners are #BCC6D2 and #C8BCD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBCD1 for text?

Black text on #BDBCD1 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.