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#BD7CFE Color

#BD7CFE is rgb(189, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(270, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 14.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD7CFE
HEX#BD7CFE
RGBrgb(189, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(270, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(270, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.191 305.1)
LABlab(63.16% 44.11 -55.90)
LCHlch(63.16% 71.21 308.28)

What #BD7CFE 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 #BD7CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BD7CFE Channel Values

How #BD7CFE 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 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD7CFE 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD7CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD7CFE; 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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Tints & Shades of #BD7CFE

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD7CFE.

How #BD7CFE 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#BD7CFE
Protanopia#8A8AFE
Protanomaly#A185FE
Deuteranopia#9696FD
Deuteranomaly#A78CFD
Tritanopia#AB9595
Tritanomaly#B38CC8
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD7CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd7cfe: #BD7CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD7CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd7cfe': '#BD7CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bd7cfe">#BD7CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD7CFE"

More Purple Colors

#BD7CFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD7CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD7CFE?

#BD7CFE is a light purple — rgb(189, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(270, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.73.

What is the RGB value of #BD7CFE?

#BD7CFE is rgb(189, 124, 254) — red 189, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD7CFE?

#BD7CFE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD7CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD7CFE scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD7CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD7CFE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.05, which is visibly different.

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