#BDB5D9 Color

#BDB5D9 is rgb(189, 181, 217) in RGB, hsl(253, 32%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB5D9

HEX#BDB5D9

RGBrgb(189, 181, 217)

HSLhsl(253, 32%, 78%)

HSVhsv(253, 17%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.051 295.4)

LABlab(75.24% 8.20 -17.13)

LCHlch(75.24% 19.00 295.59)

What #BDB5D9 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 #BDB5D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.96 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.19 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.86 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 10.24 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.37 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.05

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#BDB5D9 Channel Values

How #BDB5D9 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 181 · B 217	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 253° · S 32% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 253° · S 17% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.95:1 vs white · 10.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB5D9 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB5D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB5D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB5D9; 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 #BDB5D9

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

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How #BDB5D9 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#BDB5D9

Protanopia#B6B6D9

Protanomaly#B9B6D9

Deuteranopia#B8B8D9

Deuteranomaly#BAB7D9

Tritanopia#B8BABA

Tritanomaly#BAB8C7

Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #BDB5D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb5d9: #BDB5D9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB5D9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb5d9': '#BDB5D9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.710, blue: 0.851)

Android XML<color name="color_bdb5d9">#BDB5D9</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDB5D9"

More Blue Colors

#BDB5D9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#BDB5D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB5D9?

#BDB5D9 is a light blue — rgb(189, 181, 217) in RGB and hsl(253, 32%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #BDB5D9?

#BDB5D9 is rgb(189, 181, 217) — red 189, green 181, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB5D9?

#BDB5D9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB5D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB5D9 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB5D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB5D9 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 10.24, which is visibly different.

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