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#BDA2CD Lucius Lilac

#BDA2CD is a light, muted purple named Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(189, 162, 205)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 30% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BDA2CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.21:1.

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#BDA2CD color conversion

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Variations of #BDA2CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDA2CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDA2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDA2CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1ACCC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CAACF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A8CE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1ACCC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA9CC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCA7B1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDA4C1
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A9B5

#BDA2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#BDA2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.21:1 Very good#BDA2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDA2CD in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BDA2CD; }
.background { background-color: #BDA2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDA2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 162 205);
color: hsl(278 30% 72%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.067 312.8);

#BDA2CD FAQ

What color is #BDA2CD?

#BDA2CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDA2CD?

#BDA2CD is rgb(189, 162, 205) in RGB, hsl(278, 30%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDA2CD?

The complementary color of #BDA2CD is #B2CDA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDA2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDA2CD: 9.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDA2CD a warm or cool color?

#BDA2CD is a cool color.