Palettes / Colors / #BDCDFF

#BDCDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BDCDFF 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 #FFEEBD; it also sits naturally between #BDEEFF and #CDBDFF. 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 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BDCDFF

.text { color: #BDCDFF; }
.background { background-color: #BDCDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFEEBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCDFF: #000000.

How #BDCDFF 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 #BDCDFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCDFE  ·  #BDCE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCDFF?

#BDCDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 205, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCDFF?

#BDCDFF is RGB 189, 205, 255 — HSL 225°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDCDFF?

Its complement is #FFEEBD; analogous partners are #BDEEFF and #CDBDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCDFF for text?

Black text on #BDCDFF has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.