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#BDB0ED Color

#BDB0ED is rgb(189, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(253, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB0ED
HEX#BDB0ED
RGBrgb(189, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(253, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(253, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.087 294.1)
LABlab(74.56% 14.08 -28.95)
LCHlch(74.56% 32.20 295.94)

What #BDB0ED 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 #BDB0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.38Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.36Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.79Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.88Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.99Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.47

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

#BDB0ED Channel Values

How #BDB0ED 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 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB0ED 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB0ED
Complementary
#E0EDB0
Analogous
#B0C1ED
Analogous
#DCB0ED
Triadic
#EDBDB0
Triadic
#B0EDBD
Split comp.
#EDDCB0
Split comp.
#C1EDB0

Tints & Shades of #BDB0ED

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

#C4B8EF
#CFC5F2
#D5CDF4
#E0DAF7
#E7E2F8
#F1EEFB

Shades

#9782E3
#7155D8
#4F2DC8
#3D239A
#2B196C
#190E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB0ED.

How #BDB0ED 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#BDB0ED
Protanopia#B2B2ED
Protanomaly#B7B1ED
Deuteranopia#B4B4ED
Deuteranomaly#B8B3ED
Tritanopia#B4B9B9
Tritanomaly#B8B6D0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb0ed: #BDB0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb0ed': '#BDB0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb0ed">#BDB0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB0ED"

More Blue Colors

#BDB0ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDB0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB0ED?

#BDB0ED is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(253, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #BDB0ED?

#BDB0ED is rgb(189, 176, 237) — red 189, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB0ED?

#BDB0ED converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB0ED scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB0ED 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 18.08, which is visibly different.

Open #BDB0ED in a Tool

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