What color is #BD8BB2?

#BD8BB2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8BB2?

The RGB value is 189, 139, 178: 189 red, 139 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8BB2?

The complementary color is #8BBD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8BB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8BB2 color

#BD8BB2 rgb(189, 139, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD8BB2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.5% green and 69.8% blue (189, 139, 178).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#BD8BB2 color codes

HEX	`#BD8BB2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 139, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, 25.4, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 28.51, 332.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.254, 32.5, 46.369)`
Decimal	`12422066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8BB2, 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 #BD8BB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8BB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #BD8BB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8bb2; }
.text { color: #bd8bb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8bb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 139 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8bb2, #bd8b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD8BB2?: #BD8BB2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8BB2?: The RGB value is 189, 139, 178: 189 red, 139 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8BB2?: The complementary color is #8BBD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8BB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.