#BD60FB Color

#BD60FB is rgb(189, 96, 251) in RGB, hsl(276, 95%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD60FB

HEX#BD60FB

RGBrgb(189, 96, 251)

HSLhsl(276, 95%, 68%)

HSVhsv(276, 62%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.228 309.2)

LABlab(57.61% 57.14 -63.07)

LCHlch(57.61% 85.11 312.18)

What #BD60FB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD60FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.2 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.41 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.26 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.33 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 21.67 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 22.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BD60FB Channel Values

How #BD60FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 96 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 276° · S 95% · L 68%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 276° · S 62% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD60FB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD60FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD60FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD60FB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD60FB.

How #BD60FB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD60FB

Protanopia#7777FB

Protanomaly#986EFB

Deuteranopia#8888FA

Deuteranomaly#A07AFA

Tritanopia#AA8282

Tritanomaly#B276BF

Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD60FB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd60fb: #BD60FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD60FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd60fb': '#BD60FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.376, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_bd60fb">#BD60FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD60FB"

More Purple Colors

#BD60FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BD60FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD60FB?

#BD60FB is a light purple — rgb(189, 96, 251) in RGB and hsl(276, 95%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.2.

What is the RGB value of #BD60FB?

#BD60FB is rgb(189, 96, 251) — red 189, green 96, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD60FB?

#BD60FB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD60FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD60FB scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD60FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD60FB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.26, which is visibly different.

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