What color is #BDA0B9?

#BDA0B9 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 #BDA0B9?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 185: 189 red, 160 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA0B9?

The complementary color is #A0BDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA0B9 color

#BDA0B9 rgb(189, 160, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDA0B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 72.5% blue (189, 160, 185).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#BDA0B9 color codes

HEX	`#BDA0B9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, 15.03, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 17.47, 329.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.313, 39.464, 51.278)`
Decimal	`12427449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA0B9, 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 #BDA0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #BDA0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda0b9; }
.text { color: #bda0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda0b9, #bda0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA0B9?: #BDA0B9 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 #BDA0B9?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 185: 189 red, 160 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA0B9?: The complementary color is #A0BDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.