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#BDBAD9 Color

#BDBAD9 is rgb(189, 186, 217) in RGB, hsl(246, 29%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDBAD9
HEX#BDBAD9
RGBrgb(189, 186, 217)
HSLhsl(246, 29%, 79%)
HSVhsv(246, 14%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.044 289.8)
LABlab(76.51% 5.66 -15.23)
LCHlch(76.51% 16.24 290.39)

What #BDBAD9 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 #BDBAD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.81Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.77Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.03Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.07Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.74Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.93

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

#BDBAD9 Channel Values

How #BDBAD9 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 186 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 29% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 14% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDBAD9 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDBAD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDBAD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDBAD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDBAD9
Complementary
#D6D9BA
Analogous
#BAC6D9
Analogous
#CDBAD9
Triadic
#D9BDBA
Triadic
#BAD9BD
Split comp.
#D9CDBA
Split comp.
#C6D9BA

Tints & Shades of #BDBAD9

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

#C6C4DE
#CDCAE2
#D6D4E7
#E0DEED
#E9E8F2
#EFEFF6

Shades

#9A96C5
#7B75B3
#5C559B
#474176
#312D52
#1D1B31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDBAD9.

How #BDBAD9 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#BDBAD9
Protanopia#BBBBD9
Protanomaly#BCBAD9
Deuteranopia#BBBBD9
Deuteranomaly#BCBBD9
Tritanopia#B9BEBE
Tritanomaly#BABDCA
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDBAD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdbad9: #BDBAD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDBAD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdbad9': '#BDBAD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.729, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_bdbad9">#BDBAD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDBAD9"

More Blue Colors

#BDBAD9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BDBAD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDBAD9?

#BDBAD9 is a light blue — rgb(189, 186, 217) in RGB and hsl(246, 29%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #BDBAD9?

#BDBAD9 is rgb(189, 186, 217) — red 189, green 186, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDBAD9?

#BDBAD9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDBAD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDBAD9 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDBAD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDBAD9 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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