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#BD85BF closest to Violaceous

#BD85BF is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(189, 133, 191)). Its HSL value is 298° hue, 31% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BD85BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.27:1.

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Variations of #BD85BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BD85BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BD85BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD85BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E9ABD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8094C1
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9491C0
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E9ABD
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E94BE
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C08A9A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF87AF
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A293A3

#BD85BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#BD85BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.27:1 Very good#BD85BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD85BF in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BD85BF; }
.background { background-color: #BD85BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD85BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 133 191);
color: hsl(298 31% 64%);
color: oklch(0.692 0.104 325.5);

#BD85BF FAQ

What color is #BD85BF?

#BD85BF is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BD85BF?

#BD85BF is rgb(189, 133, 191) in RGB, hsl(298, 31%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD85BF?

The complementary color of #BD85BF is #87BF85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD85BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD85BF: 7.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD85BF a warm or cool color?

#BD85BF is a cool color.