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#BD85D3 closest to Violaceous

#BD85D3 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 82.7% blue (rgb(189, 133, 211)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 47% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. #BD85D3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.46:1.

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Variations of #BD85D3

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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#BD85D3 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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#BD85D3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD85D3 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 #869CD1
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7997D6
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F93D4
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #869CD1
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9995D2
  • 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 #BE89BF
  • 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 #A495AB

#BD85D3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#BD85D3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.46:1 Very good#BD85D3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD85D3 in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BD85D3; }
.background { background-color: #BD85D3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD85D3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 133 211);
color: hsl(283 47% 67%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.126 316.1);

#BD85D3 FAQ

What color is #BD85D3?

#BD85D3 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 #BD85D3?

#BD85D3 is rgb(189, 133, 211) in RGB, hsl(283, 47%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD85D3?

The complementary color of #BD85D3 is #9BD385, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD85D3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD85D3: 7.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD85D3 a warm or cool color?

#BD85D3 is a cool color.