What color is #BDAAEA?

#BDAAEA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAAEA?

The RGB value is 189, 170, 234: 189 red, 170 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAAEA?

The complementary color is #D7EAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAAEA color

#BDAAEA rgb(189, 170, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDAAEA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 91.8% blue (189, 170, 234).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 60% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#BDAAEA color codes

HEX	`#BDAAEA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 170, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 60%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 27%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, 19.6, -29.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 35.47, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.209, 45.509, 83.965)`
Decimal	`12430058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAAEA, 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 #BDAAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #BDAAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaaea; }
.text { color: #bdaaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 170 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaaea, #ddaaea); }

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Questions

What color is #BDAAEA?: #BDAAEA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAAEA?: The RGB value is 189, 170, 234: 189 red, 170 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAAEA?: The complementary color is #D7EAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.