What color is #BD8ABE?

#BD8ABE 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 #BD8ABE?

The RGB value is 189, 138, 190: 189 red, 138 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8ABE?

The complementary color is #8BBE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8ABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8ABE color

#BD8ABE rgb(189, 138, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD8ABE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.1% green and 74.5% blue (189, 138, 190).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#BD8ABE color codes

HEX	`#BD8ABE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 138, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, 28.19, -19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 34.26, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.368, 32.715, 52.946)`
Decimal	`12421822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8ABE, 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 #BD8ABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8ABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #BD8ABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8abe; }
.text { color: #bd8abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8abe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 138 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8abe, #be8aa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BD8ABE?: #BD8ABE 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 #BD8ABE?: The RGB value is 189, 138, 190: 189 red, 138 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8ABE?: The complementary color is #8BBE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8ABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.