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#BDB6F2 Color

#BDB6F2 is rgb(189, 182, 242) in RGB, hsl(247, 70%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB6F2
HEX#BDB6F2
RGBrgb(189, 182, 242)
HSLhsl(247, 70%, 83%)
HSVhsv(247, 25%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.084 289.7)
LABlab(76.22% 11.86 -29.12)
LCHlch(76.22% 31.44 292.15)

What #BDB6F2 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 #BDB6F2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BDB6F2 Channel Values

How #BDB6F2 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 182 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 70% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 25% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB6F2 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDB6F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB6F2; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDB6F2

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB6F2.

How #BDB6F2 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#BDB6F2
Protanopia#B7B7F2
Protanomaly#BAB7F2
Deuteranopia#B8B8F2
Deuteranomaly#BAB7F2
Tritanopia#B4BFBF
Tritanomaly#B8BBD5
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB6F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb6f2: #BDB6F2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB6F2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb6f2': '#BDB6F2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.714, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb6f2">#BDB6F2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB6F2"

More Blue Colors

#BDB6F2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDB6F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB6F2?

#BDB6F2 is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 182, 242) in RGB and hsl(247, 70%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #BDB6F2?

#BDB6F2 is rgb(189, 182, 242) — red 189, green 182, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB6F2?

#BDB6F2 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB6F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB6F2 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB6F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB6F2 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 20.23, which is visibly different.

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