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#bdbaff

a pale, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
189, 186, 255
HSL
243°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
26, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5316

Every format

HEX#bdbaff
RGBrgb(189, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(243, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(78.0 15.6 -33.6)
LCHlch(78.0 37.0 294.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.816 0.097 286.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bdbaff;
background-color: #bdbaff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bdbaff] bg-[#bdbaff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bdbaff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.741, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bdbaff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bdbaff on white: 1.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bdbaff on black: 11.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red74.1%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.9%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bdbaff text on a black background

contrast 11.63:1

Card sample

#bdbaff text on a white background

contrast 1.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bdbaff;
Background color
Panel with #bdbaff background
background-color: #bdbaff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bdbaff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(189, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(189, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bdbaff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbaff, #EBBAFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bdbaff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bdbaff in the Color Lab