Information about #BDBDD7 color

#BDBDD7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDBDD7 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 189, 215) — 74.1% red, 74.1% green, 84.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 10 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDBDD7 reads as a gently muted blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poet (#C0BCD4) and Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 189, 215) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDBDD7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDBDD7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDBDD7 color variations

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

#BDBDD7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDBDD7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDBDD7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDBDD7 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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#BDBDD7 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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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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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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#BCD7C9
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Nearest named colors to #BDBDD7

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

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

#BDBDD7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDBDD7
  • RGB189, 189, 215
  • CMYK10, 10, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(189, 189, 215)
  • HSL240°, 25%, 79%
  • HSL Precise240°, 24.528%, 79.216%
  • HSV240°, 12%, 84%
  • HSB240°, 12%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.741, 0.843)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.741, 0.843, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.741, 0.843)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDBDD7
  • DECIMAL ID12434903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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