What color is #BDA7F7?

#BDA7F7 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 #BDA7F7?

The RGB value is 189, 167, 247: 189 red, 167 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA7F7?

The complementary color is #E1F7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA7F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA7F7 color

#BDA7F7 rgb(189, 167, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BDA7F7 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 65.5% green and 96.9% blue (189, 167, 247).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 83% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#BDA7F7 color codes

HEX	`#BDA7F7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 167, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 65.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 83%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 32%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, 24.22, -36.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 44.19, 303.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.59, 45.171, 93.979)`
Decimal	`12429303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA7F7, 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 #BDA7F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA7F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #BDA7F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda7f7; }
.text { color: #bda7f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda7f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 167 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda7f7, #e5a7f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #BDA7F7?: #BDA7F7 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 #BDA7F7?: The RGB value is 189, 167, 247: 189 red, 167 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA7F7?: The complementary color is #E1F7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA7F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.