What color is #BD34CB?

#BD34CB is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD34CB?

The RGB value is 189, 52, 203: 189 red, 52 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD34CB?

The complementary color is #42CB34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD34CB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD34CB color

#BD34CB rgb(189, 52, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD34CB is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 20.4% green and 79.6% blue (189, 52, 203).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 59% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#BD34CB color codes

HEX	`#BD34CB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 52, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 20.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 59%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 74%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 74%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 71.25, -50.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 87.16, 324.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.993, 17.589, 58.145)`
Decimal	`12399819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD34CB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BD34CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD34CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BD34CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd34cb; }
.text { color: #bd34cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd34cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 52 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd34cb, #cb348e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BD34CB?: #BD34CB is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD34CB?: The RGB value is 189, 52, 203: 189 red, 52 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD34CB?: The complementary color is #42CB34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD34CB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.