#BDBDFF

A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Plum.

About #BDBDFF

Visually, #BDBDFF is defined as a vivid blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 189 green, and 255 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 87.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDBDFF
RGB189, 189, 255
HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 87.1%
CMYK26%, 26%, 0%, 0%
HSV240.0°, 25.9%, 100.0%
LAB78.7, 14.0, -32.5
XYZ57.2, 54.4, 102.1
Decimal12434943

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.89:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

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