Palettes / Colors / #BDBDFB

#BDBDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BDBDFB 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 #FBFBBC; it also sits naturally between #BCDBFB and #DBBCFB. 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 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBDFB

.text { color: #BDBDFB; }
.background { background-color: #BDBDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 189, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 189, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 189, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDBDFB

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Tones of #BDBDFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBDFB: #000000.

How #BDBDFB 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 #BDBDFB 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

← #BDBDFA  ·  #BDBDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBDFB?

#BDBDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 189, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBDFB?

#BDBDFB is RGB 189, 189, 251 — HSL 240°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDBDFB?

Its complement is #FBFBBC; analogous partners are #BCDBFB and #DBBCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBDFB for text?

Black text on #BDBDFB has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.