#BDA8E9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #BDA8E9

The hex code #BDA8E9 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 168 green, and 233 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 28% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 259.4° hue, 59.6% saturation, and 78.6% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDA8E9
RGB189, 168, 233
HSL259.4°, 59.6%, 78.6%
CMYK19%, 28%, 0%, 9%
HSV259.4°, 27.9%, 91.4%
LAB72.7, 20.5, -29.8
XYZ49.7, 44.7, 83.1
Decimal12429545

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.94:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDA8E9; }
.text-color { color: #BDA8E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDA8E9; }

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Plum
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