What color is #BD83AF?

#BD83AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD83AF?

The RGB value is 189, 131, 175: 189 red, 131 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD83AF?

The complementary color is #83BD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD83AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD83AF color

#BD83AF rgb(189, 131, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD83AF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 51.4% green and 68.6% blue (189, 131, 175).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#BD83AF color codes

HEX	`#BD83AF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 131, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 51.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 29.29, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 32.57, 334.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.84, 30.148, 44.428)`
Decimal	`12420015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD83AF, 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 #BD83AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD83AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BD83AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd83af; }
.text { color: #bd83af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd83af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 131 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd83af, #bd8392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD83AF?: #BD83AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD83AF?: The RGB value is 189, 131, 175: 189 red, 131 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD83AF?: The complementary color is #83BD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD83AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.