Information about #BDAEC5 color

#BDAEC5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDAEC5 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 174, 197) — 74.1% red, 68.2% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 9 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned twilight violet, #BDAEC5 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Lola (#B9ACBB) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

The recipe behind #BDAEC5 is rgb(189, 174, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BDAEC5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BDAEC5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDAEC5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDAEC5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

#BDAEC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDAEC5
  • RGB189, 174, 197
  • CMYK3, 9, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(189, 174, 197)
  • HSL279°, 17%, 73%
  • HSL Precise279.13°, 16.547%, 72.745%
  • HSV279°, 12%, 77%
  • HSB279°, 12%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.682, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.682, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.682, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDAEC5
  • DECIMAL ID12431045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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