Palettes / Colors / #BDBCD9

#BDBCD9 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBCD9 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 #BDBCD9 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.

#BDBCD9 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 #D7D8BA; it also sits naturally between #BAC8D8 and #CABAD8. 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 85%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBCD9

.text { color: #BDBCD9; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 188, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 28%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 188, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 188, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D8BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBCD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBCD9

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 #BDBCD9 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 #BDBCD9 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

← #BDBCD8  ·  #BDBCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBCD9?

#BDBCD9 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 188, 217). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBCD9?

#BDBCD9 is RGB 189, 188, 217 — HSL 242°, 28%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BDBCD9?

Its complement is #D7D8BA; analogous partners are #BAC8D8 and #CABAD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBCD9 for text?

Black text on #BDBCD9 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.