All About Color #BDB8DB

#BDB8DB

About #BDB8DB

#BDB8DB is a light blue color with the hex code #BDB8DB. In RGB it is red 189, green 184, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 249°, saturation 33%, lightness 79%; in CMYK it is 14%, 16%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.90:1 on white and 11.04:1 on black.

#BDB8DB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B8, DB
CMYK13.70%, 15.98%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal189, 184, 219
HSL249°, 33%, 79%
RGB Octal275, 270, 333
HSV (HSB)248.57°, 15.98%, 85.88%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111000, 11011011
CIE-L*AB76.20, 8.65, -16.90
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.16%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH76.20, 18.98, 297.12
XYZ50.91, 50.21, 74.03
CIE-L*UV76.20, 0.62, -27.67
xyY0.29, 0.29, 50.21
Hunter-Lab70.86, 4.24, -12.33
RYB74.12%, 72.16%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB8DB on a dark background: contrast 11.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB8DB on a light background: contrast 1.90:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB8DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB8DB · #EFEEF6 · #857BBC · #D6DBB8 · #F5F6EE

Analogous palette

#B8D6DB · #B8C4DB · #BDB8DB · #CFB8DB · #DBB8D6

Triadic palette

#BDB8DB · #DBBDB8 · #B8DBBD · #EFEEF6 · #F6EFEE

Tetradic palette

#BDB8DB · #DBB8C4 · #D6DBB8 · #B8DBCF · #857BBC

Monochromatic palette

#6054A6 · #8E85C1 · #BDB8DB · #ECEBF5 · #EFEEF6

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