#BDBAD8 Color

#BDBAD8 is rgb(189, 186, 216) in RGB and hsl(246, 28%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDBAD8

HEX#BDBAD8

RGBrgb(189, 186, 216)

HSLhsl(246, 28%, 79%)

HSVhsv(246, 14%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.042 290)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDBAD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDBAD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDBAD8 Complementary#D5D8BA Analogous#BAC6D8 Analogous#CCBAD8 Triadic#D8BDBA Triadic#BAD8BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDBAD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7C4DE #CDCBE2 #D6D5E7 #E0DEED #E9E8F2 #EFEFF6

Shades

#9B97C4 #7C76B2 #5D5699 #474276 #312E52 #1E1C31

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