What color is #BD93C6?

#BD93C6 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 #BD93C6?

The RGB value is 189, 147, 198: 189 red, 147 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD93C6?

The complementary color is #9CC693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD93C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD93C6 color

#BD93C6 rgb(189, 147, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD93C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 57.6% green and 77.6% blue (189, 147, 198).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#BD93C6 color codes

HEX	`#BD93C6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 147, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 57.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, 24.75, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 32, 320.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.612, 35.764, 58.126)`
Decimal	`12424134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD93C6, 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 #BD93C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD93C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #BD93C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd93c6; }
.text { color: #bd93c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd93c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 147 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd93c6, #c693b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD93C6?: #BD93C6 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 #BD93C6?: The RGB value is 189, 147, 198: 189 red, 147 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD93C6?: The complementary color is #9CC693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD93C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.