What color is #BDA4BD?

#BDA4BD 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 #BDA4BD?

The RGB value is 189, 164, 189: 189 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA4BD?

The complementary color is #A4BDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA4BD color

#BDA4BD rgb(189, 164, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDA4BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 64.3% green and 74.1% blue (189, 164, 189).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% 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 9.21:1).

#BDA4BD color codes

HEX	`#BDA4BD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 164, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 64.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, 13.58, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 16.54, 325.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.446, 41.045, 53.768)`
Decimal	`12428477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA4BD, 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 #BDA4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #BDA4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda4bd; }
.text { color: #bda4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 164 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda4bd, #bda4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA4BD?: #BDA4BD 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 #BDA4BD?: The RGB value is 189, 164, 189: 189 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA4BD?: The complementary color is #A4BDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.