#BDB6E9
A very light, moderate blue closely aligning with Thistle.
About #BDB6E9
When working with digital screens, the color #BDB6E9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Thistle. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 182, 233).
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 248.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very 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#BDB6E9
RGB189, 182, 233
HSL248.2°, 53.7%, 81.4%
CMYK19%, 22%, 0%, 9%
HSV248.2°, 21.9%, 91.4%
LAB76.2, 12.8, -24.5
XYZ52.4, 50.2, 84.0
Decimal12433129
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.03:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BDB6E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #BDB6E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BDB6E9;
}