Palettes / Colors / #BDCAEA

#BDCAEA — Pale Muted Blue

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

#BDCAEA 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 #EADDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDE0EA and #C7BDEA. 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 79% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCAEA

.text { color: #BDCAEA; }
.background { background-color: #BDCAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EADDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCAEA: #000000.

How #BDCAEA 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 #BDCAEA 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

← #BDCAE9  ·  #BDCAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCAEA?

#BDCAEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 202, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCAEA?

#BDCAEA is RGB 189, 202, 234 — HSL 223°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 14%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BDCAEA?

Its complement is #EADDBD; analogous partners are #BDE0EA and #C7BDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCAEA for text?

Black text on #BDCAEA has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.