Palettes / Colors / #BDBEE9

#BDBEE9 — Pale Muted Blue

#BDBEE9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BDBEE9 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 #E9E9BE; it also sits naturally between #BED4E9 and #D3BEE9. 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 91%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBEE9

.text { color: #BDBEE9; }
.background { background-color: #BDBEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 190, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 50%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 190, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 190, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9E9BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBEE9: #000000.

How #BDBEE9 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 #BDBEE9 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

← #BDBEE8  ·  #BDBEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBEE9?

#BDBEE9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 190, 233). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBEE9?

#BDBEE9 is RGB 189, 190, 233 — HSL 239°, 50%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 18%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BDBEE9?

Its complement is #E9E9BE; analogous partners are #BED4E9 and #D3BEE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBEE9 for text?

Black text on #BDBEE9 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.