#BDB7CA
Thistle · light cool purple
About #BDB7CA
#BDB7CA is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 72% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4CAB7 (light sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDB7CA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDB7CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDB7CA?
#BDB7CA is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 72% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDB7CA?
Use black text. Black on #BDB7CA has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDB7CA?
Its complementary colour is #C4CAB7, and analogous partners are #B7BACA and #C7B7CA.