#BDAFDB
A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Thistle.
About #BDAFDB
When working with digital screens, the color #BDAFDB is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 175 green, and 219 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 20% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 259.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BDAFDB
RGB189, 175, 219
HSL259.1°, 37.9%, 77.3%
CMYK14%, 20%, 0%, 14%
HSV259.1°, 20.1%, 85.9%
LAB73.9, 13.6, -20.3
XYZ49.1, 46.6, 73.4
Decimal12431323
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BDAFDB;
}
.text-color {
color: #BDAFDB;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BDAFDB;
}