What color is #BD94E6?

#BD94E6 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD94E6?

The RGB value is 189, 148, 230: 189 red, 148 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD94E6?

The complementary color is #BDE694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD94E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD94E6 color

#BD94E6 rgb(189, 148, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD94E6 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 58% green and 90.2% blue (189, 148, 230).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#BD94E6 color codes

HEX	`#BD94E6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 148, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 58%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, 30.91, -35.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 47.27, 310.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.856, 37.712, 79.711)`
Decimal	`12424422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD94E6, 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 #BD94E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD94E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #BD94E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd94e6; }
.text { color: #bd94e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd94e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 148 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd94e6, #e694e6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD94E6?: #BD94E6 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD94E6?: The RGB value is 189, 148, 230: 189 red, 148 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD94E6?: The complementary color is #BDE694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD94E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.