Palettes / Colors / #BDBDEF

#BDBDEF — Pale Blue

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

#BDBDEF 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 #EFEFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDD6EF and #D6BDEF. 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 94%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBDEF

.text { color: #BDBDEF; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDBDEF

Tints of #BDBDEF

Tones of #BDBDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDEF: #000000.

How #BDBDEF 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 #BDBDEF 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

← #BDBDEE  ·  #BDBDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDEF?

#BDBDEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDEF?

#BDBDEF is RGB 189, 189, 239 — HSL 240°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BDBDEF?

Its complement is #EFEFBD; analogous partners are #BDD6EF and #D6BDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBDEF for text?

Black text on #BDBDEF has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.