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#BD95D6 Color

#BD95D6 is rgb(189, 149, 214) in RGB, hsl(277, 44%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD95D6
HEX#BD95D6
RGBrgb(189, 149, 214)
HSLhsl(277, 44%, 71%)
HSVhsv(277, 30%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.101 312)
LABlab(67.24% 24.36 -27.57)
LCHlch(67.24% 36.80 311.47)

What #BD95D6 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 #BD95D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.82Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.3African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.42Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.4Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.49

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

#BD95D6 Channel Values

How #BD95D6 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 149 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 44% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 30% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD95D6 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD95D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD95D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD95D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD95D6
Complementary
#ADD695
Analogous
#9C95D6
Analogous
#D695CE
Triadic
#D6BD95
Triadic
#95D6BD
Split comp.
#CED695
Split comp.
#95D69C

Tints & Shades of #BD95D6

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

#C6A3DB
#CFB2E1
#D8C1E7
#DFCCEB
#E8DAF1
#F1E9F6

Shades

#A670C7
#914FBA
#763C9A
#5D2F79
#412154
#271433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD95D6.

How #BD95D6 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#BD95D6
Protanopia#9D9DD6
Protanomaly#AB9AD6
Deuteranopia#A4A4D5
Deuteranomaly#AE9ED6
Tritanopia#B59F9F
Tritanomaly#B89BB8
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD95D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd95d6: #BD95D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD95D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd95d6': '#BD95D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.584, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_bd95d6">#BD95D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD95D6"

More Purple Colors

#BD95D6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD95D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD95D6?

#BD95D6 is a light purple — rgb(189, 149, 214) in RGB and hsl(277, 44%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #BD95D6?

#BD95D6 is rgb(189, 149, 214) — red 189, green 149, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD95D6?

#BD95D6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD95D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD95D6 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD95D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD95D6 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 10.49, which is visibly different.

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