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#BDB8D5 Color

#BDB8D5 is rgb(189, 184, 213) in RGB, hsl(250, 26%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDB8D5
HEX#BDB8D5
RGBrgb(189, 184, 213)
HSLhsl(250, 26%, 78%)
HSVhsv(250, 14%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.041 293.4)
LABlab(75.90% 6.05 -13.99)
LCHlch(75.90% 15.24 293.37)

What #BDB8D5 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 #BDB8D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.64Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.87Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.98Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.54Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.6Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.02

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

#BDB8D5 Channel Values

How #BDB8D5 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 184 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 26% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 14% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDB8D5 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 text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDB8D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDB8D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDB8D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDB8D5
Complementary
#D1D5B8
Analogous
#B8C2D5
Analogous
#CCB8D5
Triadic
#D5BDB8
Triadic
#B8D5BD
Split comp.
#D5CCB8
Split comp.
#C2D5B8

Tints & Shades of #BDB8D5

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

#C6C2DB
#CFCCE1
#D8D5E6
#DEDCEA
#E7E5F0
#F0EFF6

Shades

#9C95C1
#7E75AE
#615794
#4C4474
#352F50
#201C30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDB8D5.

How #BDB8D5 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#BDB8D5
Protanopia#B9B9D5
Protanomaly#BBB9D5
Deuteranopia#BABAD5
Deuteranomaly#BBB9D5
Tritanopia#B9BCBC
Tritanomaly#BBBAC6
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDB8D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdb8d5: #BDB8D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDB8D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdb8d5': '#BDB8D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.722, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_bdb8d5">#BDB8D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDB8D5"

More Blue Colors

#BDB8D5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDB8D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDB8D5?

#BDB8D5 is a light blue — rgb(189, 184, 213) in RGB and hsl(250, 26%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #BDB8D5?

#BDB8D5 is rgb(189, 184, 213) — red 189, green 184, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDB8D5?

#BDB8D5 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDB8D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDB8D5 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDB8D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDB8D5 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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