#BDBADE

Accessibility

AAA

11.24:1

Vs white / black

1.87:1 · 11.24:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bdbade

RGB

rgb(189, 186, 222)

RGBA

rgba(189, 186, 222, 1)

HSL

hsl(245, 35%, 80%)

HSLA

hsla(245, 35%, 80%, 1)

HSV

hsv(245, 16%, 87%)

LAB

lab(76.81% 8.2 -17.6)

LCH

lch(76.81% 19.42 294.98)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8031 0.0165 -0.0478)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8031 0.0506 289.04)

XYZ

xyz(51.73, 51.21, 76.25)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 13%)

CSS

color: #bdbade;

CSS variable

--color-bdbade: #bdbade;

SCSS

$color-bdbade: #bdbade;

JavaScript

const color = "#bdbade";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bdbade";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bdbade" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bdbade", "rgb": { "r": 189, "g": 186, "b": 222 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8031 0.0506 289.04)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bdbade-1: #bdbade;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

violet-200

Very different · ΔE 7.26 · #DDD6FE

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 8.71 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.59 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 19.53 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f4f2ff 100e7e5fe 200d3d1ed 300bcbada 400a09dc0 5008582a3 6006f6c89 70058566f 800434155 9002e2d3d 9501a1926

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf9fc f4f4fa efeef7 e9e8f4 e4e2f1 deddef d9d7ec d3d1e9 cecbe6 c8c6e4 c3c0e1 bdbade adabcc 9e9bb9 8e8ca7 7e7c94 6e6c81 5f5d6f 4f4e5c 3f3e4a 2f2f38 1f1f25 101013

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9fc f4f4fa efeef7 e9e8f4 e4e2f1 deddef d9d7ec d3d1e9 cecbe6 c8c6e4 c3c0e1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

adabcc 9e9bb9 8e8ca7 7e7c94 6e6c81 5f5d6f 4f4e5c 3f3e4a 2f2f38 1f1f25 101013

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b8b5d6 b3b0ce aeacc7 a9a7bf a4a2b7 9f9daf 9998a7 94939f 8f8f98 8a8a90 858588

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BDBADEStop 1 #DBDEBAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BAC9DEStop 1 #BDBADEStop 2 #CFBADEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BDBADEStop 1 #DEBDBAStop 2 #BADEBDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BDBADEStop 1 #DECFBAStop 2 #C9DEBAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#242145Stop 1 #3F3A78Stop 2 #5A53ACStop 3 #8C87C5Stop 4 #BDBADEStop 5

Using this color

Where #bdbade works

#BDBADE (#bdbade) sits in the indigo family at about 245° hue, 35% saturation, and 80% lightness. Contrast is 1.87:1 on white and 11.24:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: violet-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bdbade as small body text on white — 1.87:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Web Safe #CCCCFF#CCCCFF Tailwind violet 200#DDD6FE Tailwind indigo 200#C7D2FE Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Tailwind violet 300#C4B5FD Thistle#D8BFD8 Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE