All About Color #BDB3DB

#BDB3DB

About #BDB3DB

#BDB3DB is a light purple color with the hex code #BDB3DB. In RGB it is red 189, green 179, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 255°, saturation 36%, lightness 78%; in CMYK it is 14%, 18%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.97:1 on white and 10.63:1 on black.

#BDB3DB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B3, DB
CMYK13.70%, 18.26%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal189, 179, 219
HSL255°, 36%, 78%
RGB Octal275, 263, 333
HSV (HSB)255.00°, 18.26%, 85.88%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110011, 11011011
CIE-L*AB74.93, 11.38, -18.81
RGB Percent74.12%, 70.20%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH74.93, 21.98, 301.17
XYZ49.89, 48.17, 73.69
CIE-L*UV74.93, 2.96, -31.12
xyY0.29, 0.28, 48.17
Hunter-Lab69.41, 6.85, -14.36
RYB74.12%, 70.20%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB3DB on a dark background: contrast 10.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB3DB on a light background: contrast 1.97:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB3DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BDB3DB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BDB3DB · #F0EEF7 · #8774BE · #D1DBB3 · #F5F7EE

Analogous palette

#B3D1DB · #B3BDDB · #BDB3DB · #D1B3DB · #DBB3D1

Triadic palette

#BDB3DB · #DBBDB3 · #B3DBBD · #F0EEF7 · #F7F0EE

Tetradic palette

#BDB3DB · #DBB3BD · #D1DBB3 · #B3DBD1 · #8774BE

Monochromatic palette

#644EA6 · #907FC3 · #BDB3DB · #EAE7F4 · #F0EEF7

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