Palettes / Colors / #BDBDD4

#BDBDD4 — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBDD4 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 #BDBDD4 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.

#BDBDD4 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 #D5D5BE; it also sits naturally between #BEC9D5 and #C9BED5. 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 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBDD4

.text { color: #BDBDD4; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBDD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBDD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBDD4

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 #BDBDD4 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 #BDBDD4 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

← #BDBDD3  ·  #BDBDD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDD4?

#BDBDD4 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDD4?

#BDBDD4 is RGB 189, 189, 212 — HSL 240°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BDBDD4?

Its complement is #D5D5BE; analogous partners are #BEC9D5 and #C9BED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBDD4 for text?

Black text on #BDBDD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.