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#BDB7DC Color

#BDB7DC is rgb(189, 183, 220) in RGB, hsl(250, 35%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB7DC
HEX#BDB7DC
RGBrgb(189, 183, 220)
HSLhsl(250, 35%, 79%)
HSVhsv(250, 17%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.052 292.6)
LABlab(75.83% 7.66 -17.87)
LCHlch(75.83% 19.44 293.21)

What #BDB7DC 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 #BDB7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.25Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.96Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.83Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.44Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.68Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.77

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

#BDB7DC Channel Values

How #BDB7DC 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 183 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 35% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 17% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB7DC 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB7DC
Complementary
#D6DCB7
Analogous
#B7C3DC
Analogous
#D0B7DC
Triadic
#DCBDB7
Triadic
#B7DCBD
Split comp.
#DCD0B7
Split comp.
#C3DCB7

Tints & Shades of #BDB7DC

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

#C6C1E1
#CDC8E4
#D6D2E9
#E0DDEE
#E9E7F3
#EFEEF7

Shades

#9A91CA
#7B6EB9
#5C4EA2
#463C7C
#312956
#1D1934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB7DC.

How #BDB7DC 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#BDB7DC
Protanopia#B8B8DC
Protanomaly#BAB8DC
Deuteranopia#B9B9DC
Deuteranomaly#BBB8DC
Tritanopia#B8BCBC
Tritanomaly#BABACA
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb7dc: #BDB7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb7dc': '#BDB7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.718, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb7dc">#BDB7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB7DC"

More Blue Colors

#BDB7DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BDB7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB7DC?

#BDB7DC is a light blue — rgb(189, 183, 220) in RGB and hsl(250, 35%, 79%) 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 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #BDB7DC?

#BDB7DC is rgb(189, 183, 220) — red 189, green 183, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB7DC?

#BDB7DC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB7DC scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB7DC 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 10.8, which is visibly different.

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