Palettes / Colors / #BDBDD3

#BDBDD3 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBDD3 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDBDD3 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 83%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBDD3

.text { color: #BDBDD3; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBDD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBDD3

Tints of #BDBDD3

Tones of #BDBDD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDD3: #000000.

How #BDBDD3 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 #BDBDD3 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

← #BDBDD2  ·  #BDBDD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDD3?

#BDBDD3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDD3?

#BDBDD3 is RGB 189, 189, 211 — HSL 240°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BDBDD3?

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

Can I use #BDBDD3 for text?

Black text on #BDBDD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.