Close to Medium Purple
#BD8DED
#BD8DED is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 55.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 73% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD8DED.
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
2.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD8DED as they’d see it.
#BD8DED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BD8DED
What color is #BD8DED?
#BD8DED is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 55.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 73% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD8DED in RGB?
#BD8DED is rgb(189, 141, 237): 189 red, 141 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD8DED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 41, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD8DED?
PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD8DED?
Its complement #7EB04E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.