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#BDB1CD Color

#BDB1CD is rgb(189, 177, 205) in RGB, hsl(266, 22%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB1CD
HEX#BDB1CD
RGBrgb(189, 177, 205)
HSLhsl(266, 22%, 75%)
HSVhsv(266, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.041 304.8)
LABlab(73.90% 8.39 -12.63)
LCHlch(73.90% 15.16 303.60)

What #BDB1CD 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 #BDB1CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.28Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.81Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.14Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.92Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.1Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.15

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

#BDB1CD Channel Values

How #BDB1CD 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 177 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 22% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB1CD 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB1CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB1CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB1CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB1CD
Complementary
#C1CDB1
Analogous
#B1B3CD
Analogous
#CBB1CD
Triadic
#CDBDB1
Triadic
#B1CDBD
Split comp.
#CDCBB1
Split comp.
#B3CDB1

Tints & Shades of #BDB1CD

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

#C5BBD3
#D0C7DB
#D8D0E1
#E0DAE7
#E7E3ED
#F2EFF5

Shades

#A392B9
#8973A5
#6F5A8C
#54446A
#3B304B
#231C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB1CD.

How #BDB1CD 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#BDB1CD
Protanopia#B3B3CD
Protanomaly#B7B2CD
Deuteranopia#B5B5CD
Deuteranomaly#B8B3CD
Tritanopia#B9B5B5
Tritanomaly#BBB3BF
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB1CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb1cd: #BDB1CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB1CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb1cd': '#BDB1CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.694, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb1cd">#BDB1CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB1CD"

More Purple Colors

#BDB1CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDB1CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB1CD?

#BDB1CD is a light purple — rgb(189, 177, 205) in RGB and hsl(266, 22%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #BDB1CD?

#BDB1CD is rgb(189, 177, 205) — red 189, green 177, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB1CD?

#BDB1CD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB1CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB1CD scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB1CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB1CD 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.