#BDB1C4 Color

#BDB1C4 is rgb(189, 177, 196) in RGB, hsl(278, 14%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB1C4

HEX#BDB1C4

RGBrgb(189, 177, 196)

HSLhsl(278, 14%, 73%)

HSVhsv(278, 10%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.03 313.3)

LABlab(73.67% 7.06 -8.07)

LCHlch(73.67% 10.72 311.16)

What #BDB1C4 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 #BDB1C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 3.31 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.39 Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.53 Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.89 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.41 Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.78

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

#BDB1C4 Channel Values

How #BDB1C4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 177 · B 196	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 278° · S 14% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 278° · S 10% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.05:1 vs white · 10.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB1C4 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB1C4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB1C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB1C4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDB1C4

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB1C4.

How #BDB1C4 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#BDB1C4

Protanopia#B3B3C4

Protanomaly#B7B2C4

Deuteranopia#B5B5C4

Deuteranomaly#B8B3C4

Tritanopia#BBB4B4

Tritanomaly#BCB3BA

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB1C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb1c4: #BDB1C4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB1C4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb1c4': '#BDB1C4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.694, blue: 0.769)

Android XML<color name="color_bdb1c4">#BDB1C4</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDB1C4"

More Purple Colors

#BDB1C4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BDB1C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB1C4?

#BDB1C4 is a light purple — rgb(189, 177, 196) in RGB and hsl(278, 14%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #BDB1C4?

#BDB1C4 is rgb(189, 177, 196) — red 189, green 177, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB1C4?

#BDB1C4 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB1C4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB1C4 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB1C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB1C4 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 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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