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#BD97EE closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#BD97EE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.2% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(189, 151, 238)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 72% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BD97EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.83:1.

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Variations of #BD97EE

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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#BD97EE 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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#BD97EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD97EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8BA8EC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83A7F1
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A3F0
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8BA8EC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9CA3ED
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5A5B7
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB9DD7
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEA4BD

#BD97EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#BD97EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.83:1 Very good#BD97EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BD97EE in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #BD97EE; }
.background { background-color: #BD97EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD97EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 151 238);
color: hsl(266 72% 76%);
color: oklch(0.744 0.128 303.5);

#BD97EE FAQ

What color is #BD97EE?

#BD97EE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BD97EE?

#BD97EE is rgb(189, 151, 238) in RGB, hsl(266, 72%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD97EE?

The complementary color of #BD97EE is #C8EE97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD97EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BD97EE: 8.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD97EE a warm or cool color?

#BD97EE is a cool color.