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#BDB5CF Color

#BDB5CF is rgb(189, 181, 207) in RGB, hsl(258, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB5CF
HEX#BDB5CF
RGBrgb(189, 181, 207)
HSLhsl(258, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(258, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.037 299.6)
LABlab(74.97% 6.65 -12.12)
LCHlch(74.97% 13.82 298.75)

What #BDB5CF 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 #BDB5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.81Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.24Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.38Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.75Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.86Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.21

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

#BDB5CF Channel Values

How #BDB5CF 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 181 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB5CF 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB5CF
Complementary
#C7CFB5
Analogous
#B5BACF
Analogous
#CAB5CF
Triadic
#CFBDB5
Triadic
#B5CFBD
Split comp.
#CFCAB5
Split comp.
#BACFB5

Tints & Shades of #BDB5CF

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

#C5BED5
#CDC7DB
#D6D1E1
#E1DDE9
#E9E6EF
#F1F0F5

Shades

#A196BB
#8374A4
#695B8B
#52476C
#3A324D
#211C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB5CF.

How #BDB5CF 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#BDB5CF
Protanopia#B6B6CF
Protanomaly#B9B6CF
Deuteranopia#B8B8CF
Deuteranomaly#BAB7CF
Tritanopia#BAB9B9
Tritanomaly#BBB7C2
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb5cf: #BDB5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb5cf': '#BDB5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.710, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb5cf">#BDB5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB5CF"

More Purple Colors

#BDB5CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDB5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB5CF?

#BDB5CF is a light purple — rgb(189, 181, 207) in RGB and hsl(258, 21%, 76%) 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 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #BDB5CF?

#BDB5CF is rgb(189, 181, 207) — red 189, green 181, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB5CF?

#BDB5CF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB5CF scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB5CF 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 8.24, 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.