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#BDAED6 Color

#BDAED6 is rgb(189, 174, 214) in RGB, hsl(263, 33%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDAED6
HEX#BDAED6
RGBrgb(189, 174, 214)
HSLhsl(263, 33%, 76%)
HSVhsv(263, 19%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.058 302.2)
LABlab(73.38% 11.32 -18.29)
LCHlch(73.38% 21.51 301.77)

What #BDAED6 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 #BDAED6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.62Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.35Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.36Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.04Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.99Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.12

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

#BDAED6 Channel Values

How #BDAED6 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 174 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 33% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 19% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDAED6 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDAED6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDAED6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDAED6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDAED6
Complementary
#C7D6AE
Analogous
#AEB2D6
Analogous
#D1AED6
Triadic
#D6BDAE
Triadic
#AED6BD
Split comp.
#D6D1AE
Split comp.
#B2D6AE

Tints & Shades of #BDAED6

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

#C5B8DB
#CEC2E0
#D6CCE5
#E1DAEC
#E9E4F1
#F1EEF6

Shades

#A28CC5
#8366B2
#6A4D99
#523C77
#3B2B55
#21182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDAED6.

How #BDAED6 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#BDAED6
Protanopia#B1B1D6
Protanomaly#B6B0D6
Deuteranopia#B3B3D6
Deuteranomaly#B7B1D6
Tritanopia#B8B4B4
Tritanomaly#BAB1C2
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDAED6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdaed6: #BDAED6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDAED6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdaed6': '#BDAED6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.682, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_bdaed6">#BDAED6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDAED6"

More Purple Colors

#BDAED6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDAED6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDAED6?

#BDAED6 is a light purple — rgb(189, 174, 214) in RGB and hsl(263, 33%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #BDAED6?

#BDAED6 is rgb(189, 174, 214) — red 189, green 174, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDAED6?

#BDAED6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDAED6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDAED6 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDAED6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDAED6 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 11.38, which is visibly different.

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