Information about #BDB5DC color

#BDB5DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDB5DC falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 181, 220) — 74.1% red, 71% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 15 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BDB5DC is a softly balanced blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 181, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB5DC: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDB5DC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDB5DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDB5DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDB5DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3F336D

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Black

#000000

#BDB5DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDB5DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BDB5DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#C2DDB6
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#DDD1B6
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#B6C2DD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B6DDD1
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Nearest named colors to #BDB5DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

#BDB5DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB5DC
  • RGB189, 181, 220
  • CMYK12, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(189, 181, 220)
  • HSL252°, 36%, 79%
  • HSL Precise252.308°, 35.78%, 78.627%
  • HSV252°, 18%, 86%
  • HSB252°, 18%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.710, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.710, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.710, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDB5DC
  • DECIMAL ID12432860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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