Palettes / Colors / #BDBECB

#BDBECB — Light Dusty Blue

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

#BDBECB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBCABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC5CB and #C3BDCB. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBECB

.text { color: #BDBECB; }
.background { background-color: #BDBECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 190, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 12%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 190, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 190, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDBECB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBECB: #000000.

How #BDBECB 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 #BDBECB 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

← #BDBECA  ·  #BDBECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBECB?

#BDBECB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 190, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBECB?

#BDBECB is RGB 189, 190, 203 — HSL 236°, 12%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 6%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDBECB?

Its complement is #CBCABD; analogous partners are #BDC5CB and #C3BDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBECB for text?

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