#BDB7D7 Color

#BDB7D7 is rgb(189, 183, 215) in RGB and hsl(251, 29%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB7D7

HEX#BDB7D7

RGBrgb(189, 183, 215)

HSLhsl(251, 29%, 78%)

HSVhsv(251, 15%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.045 293.9)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB7D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB7D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB7D7 Complementary#D1D7B7 Analogous#B7C1D7 Analogous#CDB7D7 Triadic#D7BDB7 Triadic#B7D7BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB7D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C0DD #CFCAE2 #D8D4E7 #DEDBEB #E7E5F1 #F0EFF6

Shades

#9B92C3 #7D72B1 #605397 #4B4176 #342D52 #1F1B31

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