Palettes / Colors / #BDBDD2

#BDBDD2 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBDD2 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 #BDBDD2 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.

#BDBDD2 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 #D2D2BC; it also sits naturally between #BCC7D2 and #C7BCD2. 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 #BDBDD2

.text { color: #BDBDD2; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 19%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBDD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBDD2

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 #BDBDD2 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 #BDBDD2 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

← #BDBDD1  ·  #BDBDD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDD2?

#BDBDD2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDD2?

#BDBDD2 is RGB 189, 189, 210 — HSL 240°, 19%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BDBDD2?

Its complement is #D2D2BC; analogous partners are #BCC7D2 and #C7BCD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBDD2 for text?

Black text on #BDBDD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.