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#bdb2db

a light, soft violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
189, 178, 219
HSL
256°, 36%, 78%
CMYK
14, 19, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4777

Every format

HEX#bdb2db
RGBrgb(189, 178, 219)
HSLhsl(256, 36%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(74.7 11.9 -19.2)
LCHlch(74.7 22.6 301.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.786 0.059 297.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bdb2db;
background-color: #bdb2db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bdb2db] bg-[#bdb2db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bdb2db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.741, green: 0.698, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bdb2db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bdb2db on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bdb2db on black: 10.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red74.1%
Green69.8%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.7%
Magenta18.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#bdb2db text on a black background

contrast 10.55:1

Card sample

#bdb2db text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bdb2db;
Background color
Panel with #bdb2db background
background-color: #bdb2db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bdb2db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(189, 178, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(189, 178, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bdb2db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb2db, #D8B2DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bdb2db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bdb2db in the Color Lab