#BD8BDA Color

#BD8BDA is rgb(189, 139, 218) in RGB, hsl(278, 52%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD8BDA

HEX#BD8BDA

RGBrgb(189, 139, 218)

HSLhsl(278, 52%, 70%)

HSVhsv(278, 36%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.124 312.5)

LABlab(65.03% 30.25 -33.17)

LCHlch(65.03% 44.89 312.37)

What #BD8BDA 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 #BD8BDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.13 Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.85 African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.38 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.44 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.83 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 13.43

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

#BD8BDA Channel Values

How #BD8BDA 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 139 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 278° · S 52% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 278° · S 36% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.67:1 vs white · 7.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD8BDA 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD8BDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD8BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD8BDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD8BDA

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 #BD8BDA.

How #BD8BDA 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#BD8BDA

Protanopia#9595DA

Protanomaly#A791DA

Deuteranopia#9E9ED9

Deuteranomaly#AB97D9

Tritanopia#B39898

Tritanomaly#B793B6

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD8BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd8bda: #BD8BDA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD8BDA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd8bda': '#BD8BDA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.545, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_bd8bda">#BD8BDA</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD8BDA"

More Purple Colors

#BD8BDA 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

#BD8BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD8BDA?

#BD8BDA is a light purple — rgb(189, 139, 218) in RGB and hsl(278, 52%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #BD8BDA?

#BD8BDA is rgb(189, 139, 218) — red 189, green 139, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD8BDA?

#BD8BDA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD8BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD8BDA scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD8BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD8BDA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.09, which is visibly different.

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