What color is #BDB0CA?

#BDB0CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB0CA?

The RGB value is 189, 176, 202: 189 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB0CA?

The complementary color is #BDCAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB0CA color

#BDB0CA rgb(189, 176, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDB0CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69% green and 79.2% blue (189, 176, 202).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#BDB0CA color codes

HEX	`#BDB0CA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 176, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, 9.52, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 14.92, 309.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.17, 46.134, 62.285)`
Decimal	`12431562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB0CA, 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 #BDB0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #BDB0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb0ca; }
.text { color: #bdb0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 176 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb0ca, #cab0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB0CA?: #BDB0CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB0CA?: The RGB value is 189, 176, 202: 189 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB0CA?: The complementary color is #BDCAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.