What color is #BD86B2?

#BD86B2 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 #BD86B2?

The RGB value is 189, 134, 178: 189 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD86B2?

The complementary color is #86BD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD86B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD86B2 color

#BD86B2 rgb(189, 134, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD86B2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.5% green and 69.8% blue (189, 134, 178).

Its hue angle is 312°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#BD86B2 color codes

HEX	`#BD86B2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 134, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 28.17, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 31.79, 332.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.547, 31.085, 46.133)`
Decimal	`12420786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD86B2, 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 #BD86B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD86B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #BD86B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd86b2; }
.text { color: #bd86b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd86b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 134 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd86b2, #bd8696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD86B2?: #BD86B2 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 #BD86B2?: The RGB value is 189, 134, 178: 189 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD86B2?: The complementary color is #86BD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD86B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.