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#BD97DB closest to Violet Velvet

#BD97DB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.2% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(189, 151, 219)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 49% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BD97DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.61:1.

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Variations of #BD97DB

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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#BD97DB 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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#BD97DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD97DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BA4DE
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA1DC
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A2DA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAA0B0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD9BC9
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA2B5

#BD97DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#BD97DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.61:1 Very good#BD97DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD97DB in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #BD97DB; }
.background { background-color: #BD97DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD97DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 151 219);
color: hsl(274 49% 73%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.104 309.5);

#BD97DB FAQ

What color is #BD97DB?

#BD97DB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BD97DB?

#BD97DB is rgb(189, 151, 219) in RGB, hsl(274, 49%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD97DB?

The complementary color of #BD97DB is #B5DB97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD97DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD97DB: 8.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD97DB a warm or cool color?

#BD97DB is a cool color.