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#BDB4CA Color

#BDB4CA is rgb(189, 180, 202) in RGB, hsl(265, 17%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB4CA
HEX#BDB4CA
RGBrgb(189, 180, 202)
HSLhsl(265, 17%, 75%)
HSVhsv(265, 11%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.032 304.1)
LABlab(74.59% 6.41 -9.98)
LCHlch(74.59% 11.86 302.71)

What #BDB4CA 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 #BDB4CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 4.23Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.18Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.17Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.44Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.52Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.62

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

#BDB4CA Channel Values

How #BDB4CA 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 180 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 17% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 11% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB4CA 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB4CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB4CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB4CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB4CA
Complementary
#C1CAB4
Analogous
#B4B6CA
Analogous
#C8B4CA
Triadic
#CABDB4
Triadic
#B4CABD
Split comp.
#CAC8B4
Split comp.
#B6CAB4

Tints & Shades of #BDB4CA

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

#C5BDD0
#D0C9D9
#D8D2DF
#E0DBE6
#E7E4EC
#F2F0F4

Shades

#A397B5
#8979A0
#6F5F86
#544865
#3B3348
#231E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB4CA.

How #BDB4CA 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#BDB4CA
Protanopia#B6B6CA
Protanomaly#B9B5CA
Deuteranopia#B7B7CA
Deuteranomaly#B9B6CA
Tritanopia#BAB7B7
Tritanomaly#BBB6BF
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB4CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb4ca: #BDB4CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB4CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb4ca': '#BDB4CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.706, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb4ca">#BDB4CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB4CA"

More Purple Colors

#BDB4CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDB4CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB4CA?

#BDB4CA is a light purple — rgb(189, 180, 202) in RGB and hsl(265, 17%, 75%) 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 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #BDB4CA?

#BDB4CA is rgb(189, 180, 202) — red 189, green 180, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB4CA?

#BDB4CA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB4CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB4CA scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB4CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB4CA 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 8.17, 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.