Palettes / Colors / #BDB6C8

#BDB6C8 — Light Dusty Purple

#BDB6C8 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

#BDB6C8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C1C8B6; it also sits naturally between #B6B8C8 and #C6B6C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 71% · Blue 78%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDB6C8

.text { color: #BDB6C8; }
.background { background-color: #BDB6C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB6C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 182, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 14%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB6C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 182, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB6C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 182, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB6C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB6C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C8B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDB6C8: #000000.

How #BDB6C8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDB6C8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDB6C7  ·  #BDB6C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB6C8?

#BDB6C8 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 182, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB6C8?

#BDB6C8 is RGB 189, 182, 200 — HSL 263°, 14%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 9%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #BDB6C8?

Its complement is #C1C8B6; analogous partners are #B6B8C8 and #C6B6C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB6C8 for text?

Black text on #BDB6C8 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.