Palettes / Colors / #BDD8EA
#BDD8EA — Pale Muted Blue
#BDD8EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BDD8EA 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.
#BDD8EA 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 #EACFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDEAE6 and #BDC2EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDD8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 216, 234 |
| HSL | 204°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 204°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 8%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.39, 65.87, 87.37 |
| Yxy | 65.87, 0.2827, 0.3083 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.93, -5.19, -11.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.16, -4.95, -11.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 8% · 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 #BDD8EA
.text { color: #BDD8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BDD8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDD8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 216, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDD8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 216, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDD8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 216, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDD8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDD8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EACFBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDD8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDD8EA
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 #BDD8EA: ·
How #BDD8EA 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 #BDD8EA 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 #BDD8EA?
#BDD8EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 189, 216, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDD8EA?
#BDD8EA is RGB 189, 216, 234 — HSL 204°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 8%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDD8EA?
Its complement is #EACFBD; analogous partners are #BDEAE6 and #BDC2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDD8EA for text?
Black text on #BDD8EA has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.