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#BDB4D2

#bdb4d2 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdb4d2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.59% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 25% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.75.

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Relative luminance0.4811

Complementary

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #c9d2b4

Split complementary

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #d2ccb4
  3. #bad2b4

Analogous

  1. #b4bad2
  2. #bdb4d2
  3. #ccb4d2

Triadic

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #d2bdb4
  3. #b4d2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #d2b4c9
  3. #c9d2b4
  4. #b4d2bd

Square

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #d2b4ba
  3. #c9d2b4
  4. #b4d2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5994
  2. #9384b5
  3. #bdb4d2
  4. #e7e4ef
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#bdb4d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #aaa2bd
  3. #9790a8
  4. #847e93
  5. #716c7e
  6. #5f5a69
  7. #4c4854
  8. #39363f
  9. #26242a
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb4d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #c4bcd7
  3. #cac3db
  4. #d1cbe0
  5. #d7d2e4
  6. #dedae9
  7. #e5e1ed
  8. #ebe9f2
  9. #f2f0f6
  10. #f8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb4d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb4d2
  2. #b7afca
  3. #b1aac2
  4. #aba4b9
  5. #a59fb1
  6. #9f9aa9
  7. #9895a1
  8. #929099
  9. #8c8a90
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb8d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b8d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bab8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b7d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b6d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb6c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb4d2 {
  color: #bdb4d2;
}
Background
.bg-bdb4d2 {
  background-color: #bdb4d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb4d2 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb4d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb4d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 25% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb4d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb4d2, #ccb4d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb4d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 210 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.75 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.89 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.46 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.02 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.08 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.59 #424b2d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Thistle
#bdb4d2  rgb(189, 180, 210)  hsl(258, 25%, 76%)  Thistle
#c9d2b4  rgb(201, 210, 180)  hsl(78, 25%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#d2bdb4  rgb(210, 189, 180)  hsl(18, 25%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#b4d2bd  rgb(180, 210, 189)  hsl(138, 25%, 76%)  Opal