BDBEFD

#BDBEFD closest to Purple Illusion

#BDBEFD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(189, 190, 253)). Its HSL value is 239° hue, 94% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #BDBEFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

#BDBEFD color conversion

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Variations of #BDBEFD

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABC1FB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADC5FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C3FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC1FB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1C1FC
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEC9D4
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8C3EB
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C2D4

#BDBEFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#BDBEFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#BDBEFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBEFD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 190 253);
color: hsl(239 94% 87%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.088 283.6);

#BDBEFD FAQ

What color is #BDBEFD?

#BDBEFD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Purple Illusion. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEFD?

#BDBEFD is rgb(189, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(239, 94%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEFD?

The complementary color of #BDBEFD is #FDFCBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBEFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBEFD: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBEFD a warm or cool color?

#BDBEFD is a cool color.