Palettes / Colors / #BDBCD6

#BDBCD6 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBCD6 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 #BDBCD6 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.

#BDBCD6 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 #D5D6BD; it also sits naturally between #BDC9D6 and #CABDD6. 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 84%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBCD6

.text { color: #BDBCD6; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBCD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 188, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 24%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBCD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 188, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBCD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 188, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBCD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBCD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D6BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBCD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBCD6

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 #BDBCD6 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 #BDBCD6 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

← #BDBCD5  ·  #BDBCD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBCD6?

#BDBCD6 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 188, 214). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBCD6?

#BDBCD6 is RGB 189, 188, 214 — HSL 242°, 24%, 79% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #BDBCD6?

Its complement is #D5D6BD; analogous partners are #BDC9D6 and #CABDD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBCD6 for text?

Black text on #BDBCD6 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.