What color is #BDA0CB?

#BDA0CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA0CB?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 203: 189 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA0CB?

The complementary color is #AECBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA0CB color

#BDA0CB rgb(189, 160, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDA0CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (189, 160, 203).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#BDA0CB color codes

HEX	`#BDA0CB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.66, 18.53, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.66, 25.84, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.335, 40.273, 61.926)`
Decimal	`12427467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA0CB, 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 #BDA0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #BDA0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda0cb; }
.text { color: #bda0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda0cb, #cba0c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BDA0CB?: #BDA0CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA0CB?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 203: 189 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA0CB?: The complementary color is #AECBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.