What color is #BD9DCA?

#BD9DCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9DCA?

The RGB value is 189, 157, 202: 189 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9DCA?

The complementary color is #AACA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9DCA color

#BD9DCA rgb(189, 157, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD9DCA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 61.6% green and 79.2% blue (189, 157, 202).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#BD9DCA color codes

HEX	`#BD9DCA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 157, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 61.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 19.99, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 27.32, 317.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.702, 39.198, 61.129)`
Decimal	`12426698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9DCA, 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 #BD9DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #BD9DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9dca; }
.text { color: #bd9dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 157 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9dca, #ca9dc0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BD9DCA?: #BD9DCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9DCA?: The RGB value is 189, 157, 202: 189 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9DCA?: The complementary color is #AACA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.