What color is #BDBACA?

#BDBACA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBACA?

The RGB value is 189, 186, 202: 189 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBACA?

The complementary color is #C7CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBACA color

#BDBACA rgb(189, 186, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (189, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BDBACA color codes

HEX	`#BDBACA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 4.09, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 8.7, 298.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.204, 50.201, 62.963)`
Decimal	`12434122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBACA, 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 #BDBACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #BDBACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbaca; }
.text { color: #bdbaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbaca, #c5baca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBACA?: #BDBACA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBACA?: The RGB value is 189, 186, 202: 189 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBACA?: The complementary color is #C7CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.