What color is #BD9EBB?

#BD9EBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9EBB?

The RGB value is 189, 158, 187: 189 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9EBB?

The complementary color is #9EBDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9EBB color

#BD9EBB rgb(189, 158, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD9EBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62% green and 73.3% blue (189, 158, 187).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#BD9EBB color codes

HEX	`#BD9EBB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 158, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, 16.51, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 19.66, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.182, 38.861, 52.283)`
Decimal	`12426939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9EBB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BD9EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BD9EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9ebb; }
.text { color: #bd9ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 158 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9ebb, #bd9eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BD9EBB?: #BD9EBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9EBB?: The RGB value is 189, 158, 187: 189 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9EBB?: The complementary color is #9EBDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.