#BD91CD closest to Violaceous
#BD91CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 56.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(189, 145, 205)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 38% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BD91CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.10:1.
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Variations of #BD91CD
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#BD91CD color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BD91CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BD91CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93A2CB
- Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #899ECF
- Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999BCE
- Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A2CB
- Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19DCC
- Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD98A6
- Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE94BD
- Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
- Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89DAD
#BD91CD contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BD91CD
Palettes with #BD91CD
- B8D0FF8F7A3E615100C190CA153E07Night Snow to Realm of the Underworld
- 80759FBFD6FF2F609A3E3B6CBD94CDPurple Haze to Violaceous
- BBE6EA422E10BF94CD735C2B856197Tip of the Iceberg to Muted Purple
- 504271C18ECD072448644EC5B9CFFFHaunted Candelabra to Night Snow
- 7BDAE7C48ECACE73717848862C4929Cold Blue to Forestry
- F4C3ECFFF5FD821C82C391C6440F42A52BA2Purple’s Baby Sister to Purple Ink
#BD91CD in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BD91CD; }
.background { background-color: #BD91CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD91CD; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 145 205);
color: hsl(284 38% 69%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.098 316.9);#BD91CD FAQ
What color is #BD91CD?
#BD91CD 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 #BD91CD?
#BD91CD is rgb(189, 145, 205) in RGB, hsl(284, 38%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BD91CD?
The complementary color of #BD91CD is #A1CD91, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BD91CD?
Black text has the best contrast on #BD91CD: 8.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BD91CD a warm or cool color?
#BD91CD is a cool color.