#BD9DD8 Color

#BD9DD8 is rgb(189, 157, 216) in RGB and hsl(273, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD9DD8

HEX#BD9DD8

RGBrgb(189, 157, 216)

HSLhsl(273, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(273, 27%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.09 309)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD9DD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD9DD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD9DD8 Complementary#B7D89D Analogous#A09DD8 Analogous#D89DD5 Triadic#D8BD9D Triadic#9DD8BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD9DD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7ABDE #CEB6E2 #D8C5E8 #DFD0EC #E9DEF2 #F0E9F6

Shades

#A578C9 #8C54BB #723F9D #5A317C #402358 #251433

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