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#BD85CA closest to Violaceous

#BD85CA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(189, 133, 202)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 39% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BD85CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.37:1.

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Variations of #BD85CA

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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#BD85CA 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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#BD85CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD85CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A9BC8
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D95CD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9292CB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A9BC8
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B94C9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8D9E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE88B8
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A394A7

#BD85CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#BD85CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.37:1 Very good#BD85CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD85CA in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BD85CA; }
.background { background-color: #BD85CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD85CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 133 202);
color: hsl(289 39% 66%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.116 319.9);

#BD85CA FAQ

What color is #BD85CA?

#BD85CA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BD85CA?

#BD85CA is rgb(189, 133, 202) in RGB, hsl(289, 39%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 34%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD85CA?

The complementary color of #BD85CA is #92CA85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD85CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD85CA: 7.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD85CA a warm or cool color?

#BD85CA is a cool color.