Palettes / Colors / #BDBDEE

#BDBDEE — Pale Blue

#BDBDEE is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDBDEE 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 #EEEEBE; it also sits naturally between #BED6EE and #D6BEEE. 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 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBDEE

.text { color: #BDBDEE; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDBDEE

Tints of #BDBDEE

Tones of #BDBDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDEE: #000000.

How #BDBDEE 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 #BDBDEE 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

← #BDBDED  ·  #BDBDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDEE?

#BDBDEE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDEE?

#BDBDEE is RGB 189, 189, 238 — HSL 240°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDBDEE?

Its complement is #EEEEBE; analogous partners are #BED6EE and #D6BEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBDEE for text?

Black text on #BDBDEE has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.