#BDBCD5
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BDBCD5
#BDBCD5 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4D5BC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBCD5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBCD5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDBCD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBCD5?
#BDBCD5 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBCD5?
Use black text. Black on #BDBCD5 has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBCD5?
Its complementary colour is #D4D5BC, and analogous partners are #BCC8D5 and #CABCD5.