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#BDA3DC Color

#BDA3DC is rgb(189, 163, 220) in RGB, hsl(267, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA3DC
HEX#BDA3DC
RGBrgb(189, 163, 220)
HSLhsl(267, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(267, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.085 305.3)
LABlab(70.81% 18.00 -25.42)
LCHlch(70.81% 31.15 305.29)

What #BDA3DC 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 #BDA3DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 4.23Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.71Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.86Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.5Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.6Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.03

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

#BDA3DC Channel Values

How #BDA3DC 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 163 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA3DC 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA3DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA3DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA3DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDA3DC
Complementary
#C2DCA3
Analogous
#A3A5DC
Analogous
#D9A3DC
Triadic
#DCBCA3
Triadic
#A3DCBC
Split comp.
#DCD9A3
Split comp.
#A5DCA3

Tints & Shades of #BDA3DC

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

#C4AEE0
#CFBCE6
#D7C8EA
#DFD3EE
#E7DEF2
#F2EDF8

Shades

#A27ECE
#8759C0
#6E3FA6
#53307E
#3A2259
#221434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA3DC.

How #BDA3DC 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#BDA3DC
Protanopia#A8A8DC
Protanomaly#B1A6DC
Deuteranopia#ACACDB
Deuteranomaly#B3A9DC
Tritanopia#B5ACAC
Tritanomaly#B8A8C1
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA3DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bda3dc: #BDA3DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA3DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda3dc': '#BDA3DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.639, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bda3dc">#BDA3DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA3DC"

More Purple Colors

#BDA3DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDA3DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA3DC?

#BDA3DC is a light purple — rgb(189, 163, 220) in RGB and hsl(267, 45%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #BDA3DC?

#BDA3DC is rgb(189, 163, 220) — red 189, green 163, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA3DC?

#BDA3DC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA3DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA3DC scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA3DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA3DC 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 13.4, 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.