What color is #BD85C6?

#BD85C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD85C6?

The RGB value is 189, 133, 198: 189 red, 133 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD85C6?

The complementary color is #8EC685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD85C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD85C6 color

#BD85C6 rgb(189, 133, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD85C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green and 77.6% blue (189, 133, 198).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#BD85C6 color codes

HEX	`#BD85C6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 133, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.07, 32.51, -25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.07, 41.18, 322.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.566, 31.672, 57.444)`
Decimal	`12420550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD85C6, 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 #BD85C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD85C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #BD85C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd85c6; }
.text { color: #bd85c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd85c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 133 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd85c6, #c685ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BD85C6?: #BD85C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD85C6?: The RGB value is 189, 133, 198: 189 red, 133 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD85C6?: The complementary color is #8EC685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD85C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.