What color is #BD86BF?

#BD86BF 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 #BD86BF?

The RGB value is 189, 134, 191: 189 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD86BF?

The complementary color is #88BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD86BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD86BF color

#BD86BF rgb(189, 134, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD86BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.5% green and 74.9% blue (189, 134, 191).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BD86BF color codes

HEX	`#BD86BF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 134, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 30.59, -21.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 37.33, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.914, 31.632, 53.336)`
Decimal	`12420799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD86BF, 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 #BD86BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD86BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #BD86BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd86bf; }
.text { color: #bd86bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd86bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 134 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd86bf, #bf86a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BD86BF?: #BD86BF 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 #BD86BF?: The RGB value is 189, 134, 191: 189 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD86BF?: The complementary color is #88BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD86BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.