#BDA0F0
A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.
About #BDA0F0
At its core, #BDA0F0 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 160 green, and 240 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 33% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 261.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BDA0F0
RGB189, 160, 240
HSL261.8°, 72.7%, 78.4%
CMYK21%, 33%, 0%, 6%
HSV261.8°, 33.3%, 94.1%
LAB71.0, 26.5, -36.2
XYZ49.3, 42.3, 88.0
Decimal12427504
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.45:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BDA0F0;
}
.text-color {
color: #BDA0F0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BDA0F0;
}