Palettes / Colors / #BDD5EA

#BDD5EA — Pale Muted Blue

#BDD5EA 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 #BDD5EA 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.

#BDD5EA 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 #EAD2BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEAE9 and #BDBFEA. 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 84% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDD5EA

.text { color: #BDD5EA; }
.background { background-color: #BDD5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDD5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 213, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDD5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 213, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDD5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 213, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDD5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDD5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD2BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDD5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDD5EA

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:

How #BDD5EA 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 #BDD5EA 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

← #BDD5E9  ·  #BDD5EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDD5EA?

#BDD5EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 213, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDD5EA?

#BDD5EA is RGB 189, 213, 234 — HSL 208°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 9%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BDD5EA?

Its complement is #EAD2BD; analogous partners are #BDEAE9 and #BDBFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDD5EA for text?

Black text on #BDD5EA has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.