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#BD85EC closest to Illicit Purple

#BD85EC is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(189, 133, 236)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 73% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BD85EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.73:1.

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Variations of #BD85EC

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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#BD85EC 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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#BD85EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD85EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7B9EE9
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D9BF0
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8896EE
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B9EE9
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9396EA
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B795AD
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC8CD2
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A697B5

#BD85EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#BD85EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.73:1 Very good#BD85EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD85EC in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BD85EC; }
.background { background-color: #BD85EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD85EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 133 236);
color: hsl(273 73% 72%);
color: oklch(0.712 0.155 308.0);

#BD85EC FAQ

What color is #BD85EC?

#BD85EC is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BD85EC?

#BD85EC is rgb(189, 133, 236) in RGB, hsl(273, 73%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD85EC?

The complementary color of #BD85EC is #B4EC85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD85EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD85EC: 7.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD85EC a warm or cool color?

#BD85EC is a cool color.