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#BDA9DB Color

#BDA9DB is rgb(189, 169, 219) in RGB, hsl(264, 41%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDA9DB
HEX#BDA9DB
RGBrgb(189, 169, 219)
HSLhsl(264, 41%, 76%)
HSVhsv(264, 23%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.073 303)
LABlab(72.27% 14.71 -22.68)
LCHlch(72.27% 27.03 302.97)

What #BDA9DB 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 #BDA9DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.57Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.52Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.59Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.6Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.21Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.9

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

#BDA9DB Channel Values

How #BDA9DB 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 169 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 41% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 23% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDA9DB 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDA9DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDA9DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDA9DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDA9DB
Complementary
#C7DBA9
Analogous
#A9AEDB
Analogous
#D6A9DB
Triadic
#DBBDA9
Triadic
#A9DBBD
Split comp.
#DBD6A9
Split comp.
#AEDBA9

Tints & Shades of #BDA9DB

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

#C5B3DF
#CDBEE4
#D6C9E8
#E1D7EE
#E9E2F3
#F1EDF7

Shades

#A185CC
#835DBB
#6944A2
#52357E
#3B265A
#211532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDA9DB.

How #BDA9DB 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#BDA9DB
Protanopia#ADADDB
Protanomaly#B3ABDB
Deuteranopia#B0B0DB
Deuteranomaly#B5ADDB
Tritanopia#B6B0B0
Tritanomaly#B9ADC3
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDA9DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bda9db: #BDA9DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDA9DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bda9db': '#BDA9DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.663, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bda9db">#BDA9DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDA9DB"

More Purple Colors

#BDA9DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#BDA9DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDA9DB?

#BDA9DB is a light purple — rgb(189, 169, 219) in RGB and hsl(264, 41%, 76%) 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 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #BDA9DB?

#BDA9DB is rgb(189, 169, 219) — red 189, green 169, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDA9DB?

#BDA9DB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDA9DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDA9DB scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDA9DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDA9DB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 15.79, 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.