#BDB9D4 Color

#BDB9D4 is rgb(189, 185, 212) in RGB and hsl(249, 24%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB9D4

HEX#BDB9D4

RGBrgb(189, 185, 212)

HSLhsl(249, 24%, 78%)

HSVhsv(249, 13%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.038 292.3)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB9D4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB9D4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB9D4 Complementary#D0D4B9 Analogous#B9C3D4 Analogous#CBB9D4 Triadic#D4BDB9 Triadic#B9D4BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB9D4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C3DA #CFCCE0 #D8D6E6 #DEDCEA #E7E6EF #F0EFF5

Shades

#9D97BF #7F77AC #625991 #4C4672 #35304F #201D2F

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