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#BDA8F5 Wisteria

The nearest named color to #BDA8F5 is Wisteria (#C9A0DC).

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#BDA8F5

Wisteria

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BDA8F5?

HEX
#BDA8F5
RGB
rgb(189, 168, 245)
HSL
hsl(256, 79%, 81%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.110 296)
CMYK
23, 31, 0, 4

#BDA8F5 has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #BDA8F5
#BDA8F5
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.4AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #BDA8F5 · 8.4:1

Tints and shades of #BDA8F5

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #D9CDFF
  3. #BDA8F5
  4. #9F8AD5
  5. #826DB5
  6. #665197
  7. #4C3679
  8. #341B5C
  9. #1D0040

Colors that go with #BDA8F5

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Wisteria, #BDA8F5 and Sky Blue, #5FC6ED become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --wisteria-1: #BDA8F5; /* Wisteria */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BDA8F5

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (8)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (3)