All About Color #BD9DCD

#BD9DCD

About #BD9DCD

#BD9DCD is a light purple color with the hex code #BD9DCD. In RGB it is red 189, green 157, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 8%, 23%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#BD9DCD Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, 9D, CD
CMYK7.80%, 23.41%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal189, 157, 205
HSL280°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal275, 235, 315
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10111101, 10011101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB69.00, 20.61, -20.14
RGB Percent74.12%, 61.57%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH69.00, 28.81, 315.66
XYZ44.06, 39.34, 63.03
CIE-L*UV69.00, 14.58, -34.30
xyY0.30, 0.27, 39.34
Hunter-Lab62.72, 15.63, -15.67
RYB74.12%, 61.57%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BD9DCD on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BD9DCD on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BD9DCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BD9DCD · #E6DAEC · #9461AE · #ADCD9D · #E0ECDA

Analogous palette

#9DADCD · #A59DCD · #BD9DCD · #CD9DC5 · #CD9DAD

Triadic palette

#BD9DCD · #CDBD9D · #9DCDBD · #E6DAEC · #ECE6DA

Tetradic palette

#BD9DCD · #CDA59D · #ADCD9D · #9DC5CD · #9461AE

Monochromatic palette

#74478A · #9B6BB3 · #BD9DCD · #DFD0E7 · #F4EEF6

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