What color is #BDAECE?

#BDAECE 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 #BDAECE?

The RGB value is 189, 174, 206: 189 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAECE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAECE color

#BDAECE rgb(189, 174, 206)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (189, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#BDAECE color codes

HEX	`#BDAECE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, 11.42, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 18.26, 308.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.261, 45.547, 64.682)`
Decimal	`12431054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAECE, 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 #BDAECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #BDAECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaece; }
.text { color: #bdaece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaece, #cdaece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDAECE?: #BDAECE 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 #BDAECE?: The RGB value is 189, 174, 206: 189 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAECE?: The complementary color is #BFCEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.