#BDDBDB

A very light, muted cyan closely aligning with Powderblue.

About #BDDBDB

The precise color #BDDBDB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Powderblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 219, and 219.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDDBDB
RGB189, 219, 219
HSL180.0°, 29.4%, 80.0%
CMYK14%, 0%, 0%, 14%
HSV180.0°, 13.7%, 85.9%
LAB85.3, -9.9, -3.3
XYZ59.1, 66.6, 76.8
Decimal12442587

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDDBDB; }
.text-color { color: #BDDBDB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDDBDB; }

Similar Colors

Powderblue
#B0E0E6