#BDB9D5 Color

#BDB9D5 is rgb(189, 185, 213) in RGB and hsl(249, 25%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB9D5

HEX#BDB9D5

RGBrgb(189, 185, 213)

HSLhsl(249, 25%, 78%)

HSVhsv(249, 13%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.039 292)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB9D5 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 text11.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB9D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB9D5 Complementary#D1D5B9 Analogous#B9C3D5 Analogous#CBB9D5 Triadic#D5BDB9 Triadic#B9D5BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB9D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C2DB #CFCCE0 #D8D6E6 #DEDCEA #E7E6F0 #F0EFF5

Shades

#9C96C0 #7E76AD #615893 #4C4573 #353050 #201D30

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