Palettes / Colors / #BDB7CA

#BDB7CA — Light Dusty Purple

#BDB7CA is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDB7CA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BDB7CA 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 #C3C9B6; it also sits naturally between #B6B9C9 and #C5B6C9. 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 72% · Blue 79%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDB7CA

.text { color: #BDB7CA; }
.background { background-color: #BDB7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 183, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 15%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 183, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 183, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB7CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C9B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDB7CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDB7CA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BDB7CA 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 #BDB7CA 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

← #BDB7C9  ·  #BDB7CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB7CA?

#BDB7CA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 183, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB7CA?

#BDB7CA is RGB 189, 183, 202 — HSL 259°, 15%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 9%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BDB7CA?

Its complement is #C3C9B6; analogous partners are #B6B9C9 and #C5B6C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB7CA for text?

Black text on #BDB7CA has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.