#BD8AE9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #BD8AE9

At its core, #BD8AE9 is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumpurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 138, 233).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 41% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 272.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD8AE9
RGB189, 138, 233
HSL272.2°, 68.3%, 72.7%
CMYK19%, 41%, 0%, 9%
HSV272.2°, 40.8%, 91.4%
LAB65.7, 37.1, -40.8
XYZ44.8, 34.9, 81.5
Decimal12421865

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.98:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD8AE9; }
.text-color { color: #BD8AE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD8AE9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB