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#BDA5D9 Color

#BDA5D9 is rgb(189, 165, 217) in RGB, hsl(268, 41%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA5D9
HEX#BDA5D9
RGBrgb(189, 165, 217)
HSLhsl(268, 41%, 75%)
HSVhsv(268, 24%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.078 305.6)
LABlab(71.22% 16.47 -23.18)
LCHlch(71.22% 28.43 305.40)

What #BDA5D9 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 #BDA5D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.19Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.93Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.32Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.39Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.61Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.69

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

#BDA5D9 Channel Values

How #BDA5D9 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 165 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 41% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 24% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA5D9 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA5D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA5D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA5D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDA5D9
Complementary
#C1D9A5
Analogous
#A5A7D9
Analogous
#D8A5D9
Triadic
#D9BEA5
Triadic
#A5D9BE
Split comp.
#D9D8A5
Split comp.
#A7D9A5

Tints & Shades of #BDA5D9

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

#C5B0DE
#D0BEE4
#D8C9E8
#E0D4ED
#E7DFF1
#F2EDF7

Shades

#A381CA
#895DBB
#7044A2
#54337A
#3C2456
#231532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA5D9.

How #BDA5D9 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#BDA5D9
Protanopia#A9A9D9
Protanomaly#B2A8D9
Deuteranopia#ADADD8
Deuteranomaly#B4AAD9
Tritanopia#B6ADAD
Tritanomaly#B9AAC0
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA5D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bda5d9: #BDA5D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA5D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda5d9': '#BDA5D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.647, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_bda5d9">#BDA5D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA5D9"

More Purple Colors

#BDA5D9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDA5D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA5D9?

#BDA5D9 is a light purple — rgb(189, 165, 217) in RGB and hsl(268, 41%, 75%) 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #BDA5D9?

#BDA5D9 is rgb(189, 165, 217) — red 189, green 165, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA5D9?

#BDA5D9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA5D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA5D9 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA5D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA5D9 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 14.4, 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.