#bd9ad8

Color #bd9ad8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9ad8

RGB

rgb(189, 154, 216)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 44.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 28.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(68.67, 24.55, -26.71)

LCH

lch(68.67, 36.28, 312.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0952, 309.84)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 60.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5d89a

Analogous

#9e9ad8

#bd9ad8

#d89ad4

Triadic

#bd9ad8

#d8bd9a

#9ad8bd

Split-complementary

#bd9ad8

#d4d89a

#9ad89e

Tetradic

#bd9ad8

#d89ab5

#b5d89a

#9ad8bd

Square

#bd9ad8

#d89e9a

#b5d89a

#9ad4d8

Shades

Color #bd9ad8 mixed toward black.

#a06dc7

#8245b2

#623385

#412259

#21112c

Tints

Color #bd9ad8 mixed toward white.

#c8abde

#d3bce5

#decceb

#e9ddf2

#f4eef8

Tones

Color #bd9ad8 mixed toward gray.

#bc9fd3

#bca4ce

#bba9c8

#baafc3

#bab4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafcb · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b3c8 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#bbc0be · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9ad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9ad8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bd9ad8 (#bd9ad8) is rgb(189, 154, 216) in RGB.

No, #bd9ad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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