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#BD9CC9 Color

#BD9CC9 is rgb(189, 156, 201) in RGB, hsl(284, 29%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD9CC9
HEX#BD9CC9
RGBrgb(189, 156, 201)
HSLhsl(284, 29%, 70%)
HSVhsv(284, 22%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.073 317)
LABlab(68.53% 18.68 -18.44)
LCHlch(68.53% 26.25 315.37)

What #BD9CC9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD9CC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 5.14Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.66Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.34Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BD9CC9 Channel Values

How #BD9CC9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 156 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 29% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 22% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD9CC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD9CC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD9CC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD9CC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD9CC9
Complementary
#A8C99C
Analogous
#A79CC9
Analogous
#C99CBE
Triadic
#C9BD9C
Triadic
#9CC9BD
Split comp.
#BEC99C
Split comp.
#9CC9A7

Tints & Shades of #BD9CC9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6A9D0
#CEB7D7
#D7C4DE
#E0D1E6
#E9DEED
#F2EBF4

Shades

#A97FB8
#935EA6
#7A4C8A
#5D3A69
#432A4C
#26182B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD9CC9.

How #BD9CC9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD9CC9
Protanopia#A2A2C9
Protanomaly#AEA0C9
Deuteranopia#A8A8C8
Deuteranomaly#B1A3C9
Tritanopia#B8A3A3
Tritanomaly#BAA0B3
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD9CC9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd9cc9: #BD9CC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD9CC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd9cc9': '#BD9CC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.612, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_bd9cc9">#BD9CC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD9CC9"

More Purple Colors

#BD9CC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD9CC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD9CC9?

#BD9CC9 is a light purple — rgb(189, 156, 201) in RGB and hsl(284, 29%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #BD9CC9?

#BD9CC9 is rgb(189, 156, 201) — red 189, green 156, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD9CC9?

#BD9CC9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD9CC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD9CC9 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD9CC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD9CC9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.32, which is visibly different.

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