#BDBCDB
Thistle · light cool blue
About #BDBCDB
#BDBCDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DADBBC — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBCDB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBCDB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDBCDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBCDB?
#BDBCDB is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBCDB?
Use black text. Black on #BDBCDB has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBCDB?
Its complementary colour is #DADBBC, and analogous partners are #BCCBDB and #CDBCDB.