Palettes / Colors / #BDBEDB

#BDBEDB — Light Dusty Blue

#BDBEDB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDBEDB 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 #DBDABD; it also sits naturally between #BDCDDB and #CBBDDB. 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 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBEDB

.text { color: #BDBEDB; }
.background { background-color: #BDBEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 190, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 190, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 190, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDBEDB

Tints of #BDBEDB

Tones of #BDBEDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBEDB: #000000.

How #BDBEDB 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 #BDBEDB 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

← #BDBEDA  ·  #BDBEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBEDB?

#BDBEDB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 190, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBEDB?

#BDBEDB is RGB 189, 190, 219 — HSL 238°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 13%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BDBEDB?

Its complement is #DBDABD; analogous partners are #BDCDDB and #CBBDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBEDB for text?

Black text on #BDBEDB has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.