What color is #BDB9D6?

#BDB9D6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB9D6?

The RGB value is 189, 185, 214: 189 red, 185 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB9D6?

The complementary color is #D2D6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB9D6 color

#BDB9D6 rgb(189, 185, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BDB9D6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.5% green and 83.9% blue (189, 185, 214).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BDB9D6 color codes

HEX	`#BDB9D6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 185, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, 7.06, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 15.71, 296.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.47, 50.371, 70.669)`
Decimal	`12433878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB9D6, 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 #BDB9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BDB9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb9d6; }
.text { color: #bdb9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 185 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb9d6, #ccb9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB9D6?: #BDB9D6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB9D6?: The RGB value is 189, 185, 214: 189 red, 185 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB9D6?: The complementary color is #D2D6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.