What color is #BDB4C8?

#BDB4C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB4C8?

The RGB value is 189, 180, 200: 189 red, 180 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB4C8?

The complementary color is #BFC8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB4C8 color

#BDB4C8 rgb(189, 180, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB4C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.6% green and 78.4% blue (189, 180, 200).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#BDB4C8 color codes

HEX	`#BDB4C8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 180, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.59, 6.94, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.59, 11.34, 307.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.731, 47.632, 61.312)`
Decimal	`12432584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB4C8, 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 #BDB4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #BDB4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb4c8; }
.text { color: #bdb4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 180 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb4c8, #c7b4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB4C8?: #BDB4C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB4C8?: The RGB value is 189, 180, 200: 189 red, 180 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB4C8?: The complementary color is #BFC8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.