Information about #BDAECE color

#BDAECE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDAECE falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 174, 206) — 74.1% red, 68.2% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 13 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDAECE reads as a gently muted blue-purple 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).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(189, 174, 206)), which gives #BDAECE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDAECE: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #BDAECE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BDAECE color variations

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

#BDAECE 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 #BDAECE

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

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDAECE
  • RGB189, 174, 206
  • CMYK7, 13, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(189, 174, 206)
  • HSL268°, 25%, 75%
  • HSL Precise268.125°, 24.615%, 74.51%
  • HSV268°, 16%, 81%
  • HSB268°, 16%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.682, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.682, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.682, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDAECE
  • DECIMAL ID12431054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01