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#BDABCD closest to Pastel Lilac

#BDABCD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(189, 171, 205)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 25% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BDABCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.87:1.

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#BDABCD color conversion

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Variations of #BDABCD

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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#BDABCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDABCDBBCDAB
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Split complementary

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

BDABCDCCCDABABCDAC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDABCDACABCDCDABCC
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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.

BDABCDCDABBBBBCDABABCDBD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDABCDCDACABBBCDABABCCCD
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#BDABCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9B2CC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B1CF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB0CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9B2CC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB0CC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBAFB6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDADC3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B0B9

#BDABCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#BDABCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.87:1 Very good#BDABCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDABCD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 171 205);
color: hsl(272 25% 74%);
color: oklch(0.768 0.052 309.0);

#BDABCD FAQ

What color is #BDABCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDABCD?

#BDABCD is rgb(189, 171, 205) in RGB, hsl(272, 25%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDABCD?

The complementary color of #BDABCD is #BBCDAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDABCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDABCD: 9.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDABCD a warm or cool color?

#BDABCD is a cool color.