What color is #BD8BB8?

#BD8BB8 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 #BD8BB8?

The RGB value is 189, 139, 184: 189 red, 139 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8BB8?

The complementary color is #8BBD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8BB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8BB8 color

#BD8BB8 rgb(189, 139, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD8BB8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.5% green and 72.2% blue (189, 139, 184).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#BD8BB8 color codes

HEX	`#BD8BB8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 139, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, 26.5, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 30.98, 328.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.87, 32.746, 49.611)`
Decimal	`12422072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8BB8, 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 #BD8BB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8BB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #BD8BB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8bb8; }
.text { color: #bd8bb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8bb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 139 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8bb8, #bd8b9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD8BB8?: #BD8BB8 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 #BD8BB8?: The RGB value is 189, 139, 184: 189 red, 139 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8BB8?: The complementary color is #8BBD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8BB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.