What color is #BD90FF?

#BD90FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD90FF?

The RGB value is 189, 144, 255: 189 red, 144 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD90FF?

The complementary color is #D2FF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD90FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD90FF color

#BD90FF rgb(189, 144, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD90FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 56.5% green and 100% blue (189, 144, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#BD90FF color codes

HEX	`#BD90FF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 144, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 56.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, 38.82, -49.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 62.62, 308.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.005, 37.985, 99.338)`
Decimal	`12423423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD90FF, 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 #BD90FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD90FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #BD90FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd90ff; }
.text { color: #bd90ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd90ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 144 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd90ff, #f590ff); }

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Questions

What color is #BD90FF?: #BD90FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD90FF?: The RGB value is 189, 144, 255: 189 red, 144 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD90FF?: The complementary color is #D2FF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD90FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.