Information about #BDC8D8 color

#BDC8D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDC8D8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 200, 216) — 74.1% red, 78.4% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 6 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDC8D8 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Oxygen (#BBC6D5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Breathless (#C1C8D2) and Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF).

The recipe behind #BDC8D8 is rgb(189, 200, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDC8D8: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDC8D8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDC8D8 color variations

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

#BDC8D8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDC8D8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDC8D8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDC8D8 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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#BDC8D8 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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Nearest named colors to #BDC8D8

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

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

#BDC8D8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDC8D8
  • RGB189, 200, 216
  • CMYK11, 6, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(189, 200, 216)
  • HSL216°, 26%, 79%
  • HSL Precise215.556°, 25.714%, 79.412%
  • HSV216°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB216°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.784, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.784, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.784, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDC8D8
  • DECIMAL ID12437720
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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