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#BDBBCD Blue Haze

#BDBBCD is a light gray named Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(189, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 15% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BDBBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.15:1.

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#BDBBCD color conversion

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Variations of #BDBBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDBBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDBBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BCCC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BDCD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BCCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BCCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABEC1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBCC7
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBCC1

#BDBBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BDBBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.15:1 Very good#BDBBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBBCD in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BDBBCD; }
.background { background-color: #BDBBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 187 205);
color: hsl(247 15% 77%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.025 290.9);

#BDBBCD FAQ

What color is #BDBBCD?

#BDBBCD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBBCD?

#BDBBCD is rgb(189, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(247, 15%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBCD?

The complementary color of #BDBBCD is #CBCDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBBCD: 11.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBBCD a warm or cool color?

#BDBBCD is a neutral color.