What color is #BDABCB?

#BDABCB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDABCB?

The RGB value is 189, 171, 203: 189 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDABCB?

The complementary color is #B9CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDABCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDABCB color

#BDABCB rgb(189, 171, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDABCB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (189, 171, 203).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#BDABCB color codes

HEX	`#BDABCB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 171, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.4, 12.46, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.4, 18.65, 311.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.327, 44.257, 62.59)`
Decimal	`12430283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDABCB, 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 #BDABCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDABCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #BDABCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdabcb; }
.text { color: #bdabcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdabcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 171 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdabcb, #cbabc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDABCB?: #BDABCB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDABCB?: The RGB value is 189, 171, 203: 189 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDABCB?: The complementary color is #B9CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDABCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.