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#BD68ED Color

#BD68ED is rgb(189, 104, 237) in RGB, hsl(278, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD68ED
HEX#BD68ED
RGBrgb(189, 104, 237)
HSLhsl(278, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(278, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.202 311.7)
LABlab(58.40% 51.10 -54.07)
LCHlch(58.40% 74.40 313.38)

What #BD68ED 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 #BD68ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.19Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.25Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.63Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.35Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.49Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 18.21

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

#BD68ED Channel Values

How #BD68ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 104 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD68ED 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD68ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD68ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD68ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD68ED
Complementary
#99ED68
Analogous
#7A68ED
Analogous
#ED68DC
Triadic
#EDBD68
Triadic
#68EDBD
Split comp.
#DCED68
Split comp.
#68ED7A

Tints & Shades of #BD68ED

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

#C57BEF
#CF91F2
#D7A4F4
#E1BBF7
#E9CDF9
#F3E4FC

Shades

#AA3FE9
#971AE0
#7B15B7
#60118D
#440C64
#28073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD68ED.

How #BD68ED 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#BD68ED
Protanopia#7C7CED
Protanomaly#9A75ED
Deuteranopia#8C8CEC
Deuteranomaly#A27FEC
Tritanopia#AD8383
Tritanomaly#B479B7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD68ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd68ed: #BD68ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD68ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd68ed': '#BD68ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.408, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bd68ed">#BD68ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD68ED"

More Purple Colors

#BD68ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD68ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD68ED?

#BD68ED is a light purple — rgb(189, 104, 237) in RGB and hsl(278, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #BD68ED?

#BD68ED is rgb(189, 104, 237) — red 189, green 104, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD68ED?

#BD68ED converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD68ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD68ED scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD68ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD68ED 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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