What color is #BD8BB9?

#BD8BB9 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 #BD8BB9?

The RGB value is 189, 139, 185: 189 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8BB9?

The complementary color is #8BBD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8BB9 color

#BD8BB9 rgb(189, 139, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD8BB9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.5% green and 72.5% blue (189, 139, 185).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#BD8BB9 color codes

HEX	`#BD8BB9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 139, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 26.69, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 31.41, 328.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.975, 32.788, 50.165)`
Decimal	`12422073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8BB9, 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 #BD8BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #BD8BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8bb9; }
.text { color: #bd8bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 139 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8bb9, #bd8ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD8BB9?: #BD8BB9 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 #BD8BB9?: The RGB value is 189, 139, 185: 189 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8BB9?: The complementary color is #8BBD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.