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#bdb5fa color: Greyish Lavender

#bdb5fa is rgb(189, 181, 250) in RGB and oklch(80.428% 0.09688 289.34) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

80.4%
0.097
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bdb5fa

#bdb5fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.15:1, 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: #bdb5fa mixed with white

  1. bdb5fa
  2. c3bcfb
  3. cac4fc
  4. d0cbfc
  5. d7d3fd
  6. dddafe
  7. e4e1fe
  8. ebe9fe
  9. f1f0ff
  10. f8f8ff

Darker: #bdb5fa mixed with black

  1. bdb5fa
  2. a49dd9
  3. 8c86ba
  4. 746f9b
  5. 5d597d
  6. 474461
  7. 333046
  8. 1f1d2d
  9. 0d0c15
  10. 020203

Calmer: #bdb5fa with less saturation

  1. bdb5fa
  2. bdb6f4
  3. bdb7ef
  4. bdb8e9
  5. bdbae3
  6. bebbdd
  7. bebbd7
  8. bebcd1
  9. bebdcb
  10. bfbec5

Questions about #bdb5fa

What color is #bdb5fa?

#bdb5fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Greyish Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(189, 181, 250), in HSL hsl(246.96, 87.34%, 84.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.428% 0.09688 289.34).

What colors go well with #bdb5fa?

The complementary color of #bdb5fa is #c3c57a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ac1fe and #dbabe7. The triadic partners are #f3ad87 and #7bd4b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdb5fa?

Black text reads better on #bdb5fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdb5fa a warm or cool color?

#bdb5fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.097.