#BDB6DD Color

#BDB6DD is rgb(189, 182, 221) in RGB and hsl(251, 36%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB6DD

HEX#BDB6DD

RGBrgb(189, 182, 221)

HSLhsl(251, 36%, 79%)

HSVhsv(251, 18%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.055 293.3)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB6DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB6DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB6DD Complementary#D6DDB6 Analogous#B6C2DD Analogous#D1B6DD Triadic#DDBDB6 Triadic#B6DDBD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB6DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7C1E2 #CDC8E5 #D6D2EA #E0DCEF #E9E7F4 #EFEEF7

Shades

#9B90CB #7B6DBA #5D4DA3 #473B7D #312957 #1E1834

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