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#BD85D2 closest to Violaceous

#BD85D2 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 82.4% blue (rgb(189, 133, 210)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 46% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #BD85D2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.45:1.

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Variations of #BD85D2

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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#BD85D2 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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#BD85D2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD85D2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #879CD0
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7996D5
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9093D3
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #879CD0
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A95D1
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC8FA2
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE89BE
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A495AA

#BD85D2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#BD85D2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.45:1 Very good#BD85D2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD85D2 in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BD85D2; }
.background { background-color: #BD85D2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD85D2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 133 210);
color: hsl(284 46% 67%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.125 316.5);

#BD85D2 FAQ

What color is #BD85D2?

#BD85D2 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 #BD85D2?

#BD85D2 is rgb(189, 133, 210) in RGB, hsl(284, 46%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD85D2?

The complementary color of #BD85D2 is #9AD285, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD85D2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD85D2: 7.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD85D2 a warm or cool color?

#BD85D2 is a cool color.