Close to Medium Purple
#BD7FFD
#BD7FFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 49.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 97% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD7FFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.76:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.62:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.76:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.62:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD7FFD as they’d see it.
#BD7FFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BD7FFD
What color is #BD7FFD?
#BD7FFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 49.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 97% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD7FFD in RGB?
#BD7FFD is rgb(189, 127, 253): 189 red, 127 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD7FFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 50, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD7FFD?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD7FFD?
Its complement #69AD26 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.