Recognised as Colour
#BDABD0
- #BDABD0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDABD0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 171, 208 and HSL 269°, 28%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDABD0#BDABD0
HEX#BDABD0
RGBrgb(189, 171, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(269.2, 28.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 17.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 17.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,288
CSS custom property--colour: #BDABD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#42542F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BED0AB
Analogous#ABACD0, #D0ABD0
Triadic#D0BDAB, #ABD0BD
Split complementary#D0D0AB, #ABD0AB
Tetradic#D0ABAC, #BED0AB, #ABD0D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G171
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue269.19°
Saturation (HSL)28.24%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B D0
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