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#bdb3fe color: Greyish Lavender

#bdb3fe is rgb(189, 179, 254) in RGB and oklch(80.219% 0.10534 289.917) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

80.2%
0.105
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bdb3fe

#bdb3fe is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 80.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.04:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Greyish Lavender (#b8b8ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #bdb3fe mixed with white

  1. bdb3fe
  2. c3bbff
  3. cac2ff
  4. d0caff
  5. d7d2ff
  6. ddd9ff
  7. e4e1ff
  8. eae8ff
  9. f1f0ff
  10. f8f7ff

Darker: #bdb3fe mixed with black

  1. bdb3fe
  2. a49bdd
  3. 8c84bd
  4. 746e9e
  5. 5d5880
  6. 474363
  7. 332f47
  8. 1f1d2d
  9. 0d0c16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bdb3fe with less saturation

  1. bdb3fe
  2. bdb4f8
  3. bdb6f2
  4. bdb7eb
  5. bdb8e5
  6. bdb9df
  7. bdbad8
  8. bebbd2
  9. bebccb
  10. bebdc5

Questions about #bdb3fe

What color is #bdb3fe?

#bdb3fe is bright light violet. The closest named color is Greyish Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(189, 179, 254), in HSL hsl(248, 97.4%, 84.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.219% 0.10534 289.917).

What colors go well with #bdb3fe?

The complementary color of #bdb3fe is #c2c572. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96c0ff and #dda8e9. The triadic partners are #f6aa80 and #72d5b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdb3fe?

Black text reads better on #bdb3fe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdb3fe a warm or cool color?

#bdb3fe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 80.2% and its chroma 0.105.