HEX atlas value

#BDB0D0

#BDB0D0 is a cool purple HEX color close to Pastel Lilac. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 176, 208, HSL 264, 25%, 75%, has luminance 0.4642, and belongs to the muted group.

purple cool muted

#BDB0D0 Sample readable text

HEX #BDB0D0

RGB rgb(189, 176, 208)

HSL hsl(264 25% 75%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 15, 0, 18)

Luminance 0.4642

Contrast Black 10.28:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-bdb0d0: #BDB0D0;
.background-bdb0d0 { background-color: #BDB0D0; }
.text-bdb0d0 { color: #BDB0D0; }

Luminance0.4642

Black text10.28:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BDB0D0","rgb":[189,176,208],"hsl":[264,25,75],"cmyk":[9,15,0,18],"luminance":0.4642,"contrast":{"black":10.28,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECE9F2","hex":"#ECE9F2","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2CFAF","hex":"#C2CFAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.84,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFBDC1","hex":"#BFBDC1","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CCAFCF","hex":"#CCAFCF","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.6,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","muted","muted purple","Pastel Lilac adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdb0d0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-lilac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/heather.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lilac.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2CFAF","analogous":["#AFB3CF","#CCAFCF"],"triadic":["#CFBCAF","#AFCFBC"],"tetradic":["#CFAFB3","#C2CFAF","#AFCFCC"],"splitComplementary":["#CFCCAF","#B3CFAF"],"monochromatic":["#ECE9F2","#BDB0D0","#8C76AD"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECE9F2","dark":"#8C76AD","saturated":"#B9A1DD","desaturated":"#BFBDC1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CBA8FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-lilac","name":"Pastel Lilac","hex":"#BDB0D0","distance":0},{"slug":"heather","name":"Heather","hex":"#B7A1C7","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"lilac","name":"Lilac","hex":"#C8A2C8","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"wisteria","name":"Wisteria","hex":"#C9A0DC","distance":23.323807579381203}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDB0D0

#BDB0D0 is classified as a cool purple value with muted visual character. #BDB0D0 is visually closest to Pastel Lilac, a named purple color with HEX #BDB0D0.

The RGB channels are 189, 176, and 208, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 264deg with 25% saturation and 75% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4642, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.28:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDB0D0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECE9F2#000000 text · best 17.5:1#ECE9F2

#C2CFAF#000000 text · best 12.84:1#C2CFAF

Silver#000000 text · best 11.54:1#C0C0C0

#BFBDC1#000000 text · best 11.26:1#BFBDC1

#CCAFCF#000000 text · best 10.6:1#CCAFCF

Generated Palette

Pastel Lilac#BDB0D0

#C2CFAF#C2CFAF

#AFB3CF#AFB3CF

#CCAFCF#CCAFCF

#ECE9F2#ECE9F2

#8C76AD#8C76AD

Color Harmonies

#C2CFAF#C2CFAF

#AFB3CF#AFB3CF

#CCAFCF#CCAFCF

#CFBCAF#CFBCAF

#AFCFBC#AFCFBC

Variants

#ECE9F2#ECE9F2

#8C76AD#8C76AD

#B9A1DD#B9A1DD

#BFBDC1#BFBDC1

White#FFFFFF

#CBA8FF#CBA8FF

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Lilac#BDB0D0

Heather#B7A1C7

Lilac#C8A2C8

Silver#C0C0C0

Wisteria#C9A0DC

#BDB0D0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDB0D0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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