#BDB8EA Color

#BDB8EA is rgb(189, 184, 234) in RGB and hsl(246, 54%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB8EA

HEX#BDB8EA

RGBrgb(189, 184, 234)

HSLhsl(246, 54%, 82%)

HSVhsv(246, 21%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.07 289.3)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB8EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB8EA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB8EA Complementary#E5EAB8 Analogous#B8CCEA Analogous#D6B8EA Triadic#EABDB8 Triadic#B8EABD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB8EA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C0EC #D0CCF0 #D7D4F2 #DEDCF4 #E5E4F7 #F0EFFA

Shades

#958DDD #6D62D0 #4739C0 #362B91 #261E66 #16123B

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