Information about #BDADCC color

#BDADCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDADCC falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 173, 204) — 74.1% red, 67.8% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 12 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDADCC reads as a gently muted violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Slightly further away sit Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Blue Haze (#BDBACE).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 173, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDADCC: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #BDADCC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDADCC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDADCC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDADCC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

#BDADCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDADCC
  • RGB189, 173, 204
  • CMYK6, 12, 0, 20
  • HSL271°, 23%, 74%
  • HSL Precise270.968°, 23.308%, 73.922%
  • HSV271°, 15%, 80%
  • HSB271°, 15%, 80%
  • HEX IDBDADCC
  • DECIMAL ID12430796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
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