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#BD9CDE Color

#BD9CDE is rgb(189, 156, 222) in RGB, hsl(270, 50%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD9CDE
HEX#BD9CDE
RGBrgb(189, 156, 222)
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 74%)
HSVhsv(270, 30%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.099 307)
LABlab(69.17% 21.98 -29.02)
LCHlch(69.17% 36.40 307.15)

What #BD9CDE 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 #BD9CDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.06Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.11Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.58African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.42Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.18Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.77

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

#BD9CDE Channel Values

How #BD9CDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 50% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 30% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD9CDE 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD9CDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD9CDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD9CDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD9CDE
Complementary
#BDDE9C
Analogous
#9C9CDE
Analogous
#DE9CDE
Triadic
#DEBD9C
Triadic
#9CDEBD
Split comp.
#DEDE9C
Split comp.
#9CDE9C

Tints & Shades of #BD9CDE

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

#C4A7E2
#CFB6E7
#D6C2EB
#E0D1F0
#E8DDF4
#F2ECF9

Shades

#A375D1
#8A4FC4
#7038A8
#572B82
#3D1F5C
#241236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD9CDE.

How #BD9CDE 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#BD9CDE
Protanopia#A2A2DE
Protanomaly#AEA0DE
Deuteranopia#A8A8DD
Deuteranomaly#B1A3DE
Tritanopia#B4A6A6
Tritanomaly#B8A2BF
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD9CDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd9cde: #BD9CDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD9CDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd9cde': '#BD9CDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.612, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_bd9cde">#BD9CDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD9CDE"

More Purple Colors

#BD9CDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#BD9CDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD9CDE?

#BD9CDE is a light purple — rgb(189, 156, 222) in RGB and hsl(270, 50%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #BD9CDE?

#BD9CDE is rgb(189, 156, 222) — red 189, green 156, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD9CDE?

#BD9CDE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD9CDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD9CDE scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD9CDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD9CDE 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 12.02, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.