What color is #BDB6D2?

#BDB6D2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB6D2?

The RGB value is 189, 182, 210: 189 red, 182 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB6D2?

The complementary color is #CBD2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB6D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB6D2 color

#BDB6D2 rgb(189, 182, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDB6D2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green and 82.4% blue (189, 182, 210).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#BDB6D2 color codes

HEX	`#BDB6D2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 182, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.41, 7.86, -13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.41, 15.36, 300.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.345, 48.928, 67.805)`
Decimal	`12433106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB6D2, 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 #BDB6D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB6D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #BDB6D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb6d2; }
.text { color: #bdb6d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb6d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 182 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb6d2, #cbb6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB6D2?: #BDB6D2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB6D2?: The RGB value is 189, 182, 210: 189 red, 182 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB6D2?: The complementary color is #CBD2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB6D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.