What color is #BDB2CF?

#BDB2CF 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 #BDB2CF?

The RGB value is 189, 178, 207: 189 red, 178 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB2CF?

The complementary color is #C4CFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB2CF color

#BDB2CF rgb(189, 178, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDB2CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.8% green and 81.2% blue (189, 178, 207).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#BDB2CF color codes

HEX	`#BDB2CF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 178, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, 9.43, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 16.24, 305.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.167, 47.165, 65.586)`
Decimal	`12432079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB2CF, 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 #BDB2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #BDB2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb2cf; }
.text { color: #bdb2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 178 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb2cf, #cbb2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB2CF?: #BDB2CF 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 #BDB2CF?: The RGB value is 189, 178, 207: 189 red, 178 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB2CF?: The complementary color is #C4CFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.