Palettes / Colors / #BDCEEA
#BDCEEA — Pale Muted Blue
#BDCEEA 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 #BDCEEA 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.
#BDCEEA 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 #EAD9BD; it also sits naturally between #BDE5EA and #C2BDEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 206, 234 |
| HSL | 217°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 217°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 12%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.91, 60.90, 86.55 |
| Yxy | 60.90, 0.2820, 0.2966 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.33, 0.06, -15.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.04, 0.05, -15.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 81% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 12% · 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 #BDCEEA
.text { color: #BDCEEA; }
.background { background-color: #BDCEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 206, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAD9BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCEEA
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 #BDCEEA: ·
How #BDCEEA 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 #BDCEEA 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 #BDCEEA?
#BDCEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCEEA?
#BDCEEA is RGB 189, 206, 234 — HSL 217°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 12%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDCEEA?
Its complement is #EAD9BD; analogous partners are #BDE5EA and #C2BDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCEEA for text?
Black text on #BDCEEA has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.