What color is #BDB5CC?

#BDB5CC 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 #BDB5CC?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 204: 189 red, 181 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB5CC?

The complementary color is #C4CCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB5CC color

#BDB5CC rgb(189, 181, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB5CC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 80% blue (189, 181, 204).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#BDB5CC color codes

HEX	`#BDB5CC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, 7.19, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 12.8, 304.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.407, 48.226, 63.873)`
Decimal	`12432844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB5CC, 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 #BDB5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #BDB5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb5cc; }
.text { color: #bdb5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb5cc, #c8b5cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB5CC?: #BDB5CC 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 #BDB5CC?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 204: 189 red, 181 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB5CC?: The complementary color is #C4CCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.