Palettes / Colors / #BDBEEA
#BDBEEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BDBEEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BDBEEA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BDBEEA 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 #EAE9BD; it also sits naturally between #BDD4EA and #D3BDEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDBEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 239°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 239°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.25, 53.59, 85.33 |
| Yxy | 53.59, 0.2809, 0.2774 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.22, 8.64, -21.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.20, 8.22, -22.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDBEEA
.text { color: #BDBEEA; }
.background { background-color: #BDBEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDBEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDBEEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAE9BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDBEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBEEA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDBEEA: ·
How #BDBEEA 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 #BDBEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDBEEA?
#BDBEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBEEA?
#BDBEEA is RGB 189, 190, 234 — HSL 239°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDBEEA?
Its complement is #EAE9BD; analogous partners are #BDD4EA and #D3BDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDBEEA for text?
Black text on #BDBEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.