What color is #BD9BBB?

#BD9BBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9BBB?

The RGB value is 189, 155, 187: 189 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9BBB?

The complementary color is #9BBD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9BBB color

#BD9BBB rgb(189, 155, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD9BBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (189, 155, 187).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#BD9BBB color codes

HEX	`#BD9BBB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 155, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 60.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 18.18, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 21.66, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.676, 37.85, 52.114)`
Decimal	`12426171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9BBB, 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 #BD9BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #BD9BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9bbb; }
.text { color: #bd9bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 155 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9bbb, #bd9baa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD9BBB?: #BD9BBB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9BBB?: The RGB value is 189, 155, 187: 189 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9BBB?: The complementary color is #9BBD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.