HEX Color #BD83E9 (Mediumpurple)

About #BD83E9

The precise color #BD83E9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumpurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 131 green, and 233 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 44% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD83E9

RGB189, 131, 233

HSL274.1°, 69.9%, 71.4%

CMYK19%, 44%, 0%, 9%

HSV274.1°, 43.8%, 91.4%

LAB64.1, 40.9, -43.2

XYZ43.8, 32.9, 81.1

Decimal12420073

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD83E9 #AEE982

Analogous

#8982E9 #E982E2

Triadic

#E9BD82 #82E9BD

Tetradic

#E98982 #AEE982 #82E1E9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD83E9

#C490EB

#CB9EED

#D3ACF0

#DABAF2

#E1C7F5

#E9D5F7

#F0E3FA

#F7F1FC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD83E9

#A874CF

#9365B5

#7E579B

#694881

#543A67

#3F2B4D

#2A1D33

#150E19

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.77:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.59:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.65:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.45:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD83E9; }

.text-color { color: #BD83E9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD83E9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple

#9370DB