What color is #BD79AF?

#BD79AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD79AF?

The RGB value is 189, 121, 175: 189 red, 121 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD79AF?

The complementary color is #79BD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD79AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD79AF color

#BD79AF rgb(189, 121, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD79AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 47.5% green and 68.6% blue (189, 121, 175).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#BD79AF color codes

HEX	`#BD79AF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 121, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 47.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, 34.78, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 39.01, 333.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.561, 27.59, 44.001)`
Decimal	`12417455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD79AF, 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 #BD79AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD79AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #BD79AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd79af; }
.text { color: #bd79af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd79af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 121 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd79af, #bd798d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BD79AF?: #BD79AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD79AF?: The RGB value is 189, 121, 175: 189 red, 121 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD79AF?: The complementary color is #79BD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD79AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.