What color is #BD86B1?

#BD86B1 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 #BD86B1?

The RGB value is 189, 134, 177: 189 red, 134 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD86B1?

The complementary color is #86BD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD86B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD86B1 color

#BD86B1 rgb(189, 134, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD86B1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.5% green and 69.4% blue (189, 134, 177).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#BD86B1 color codes

HEX	`#BD86B1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 134, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, 27.99, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 31.39, 333.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.447, 31.045, 45.606)`
Decimal	`12420785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD86B1, 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 #BD86B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD86B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #BD86B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd86b1; }
.text { color: #bd86b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd86b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 134 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd86b1, #bd8695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD86B1?: #BD86B1 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 #BD86B1?: The RGB value is 189, 134, 177: 189 red, 134 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD86B1?: The complementary color is #86BD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD86B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.