#BDB0DB
Lilac · light cool purple
About #BDB0DB
#BDB0DB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 69% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.0); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEDBB0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDB0DB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDB0DB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDB0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDB0DB?
#BDB0DB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 69% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDB0DB?
Use black text. Black on #BDB0DB has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDB0DB?
Its complementary colour is #CEDBB0, and analogous partners are #B0B9DB and #D2B0DB.