Close to Bluebell
#BDABDA
#BDABDA is a light, muted purple, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDABDA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.10:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.10:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDABDA as they’d see it.
#BDABDA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDABDA
What color is #BDABDA?
#BDABDA is a light, muted purple, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDABDA in RGB?
#BDABDA is rgb(189, 171, 218): 189 red, 171 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDABDA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 22, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDABDA?
PANTONE 2636 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDABDA?
Its complement #A7BA8A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.