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#BD85CD

#bd85cd ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bd85cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 52.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 35.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 41.86% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.32

Complementary

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #95cd85

Split complementary

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #b9cd85
  3. #85cd99

Analogous

  1. #9985cd
  2. #bd85cd
  3. #cd85b9

Triadic

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #cdbd85
  3. #85cdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #cd8595
  3. #95cd85
  4. #85cdbd

Square

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #cd9985
  3. #95cd85
  4. #85b9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #723683
  2. #a04fb7
  3. #bd85cd
  4. #dabbe3
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bd85cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #aa78b9
  3. #976aa4
  4. #845d90
  5. #71507b
  6. #5f4367
  7. #4c3552
  8. #39283e
  9. #261b29
  10. #130d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd85cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #c491d2
  3. #ca9dd7
  4. #d1aadc
  5. #d7b6e1
  6. #dec2e6
  7. #e5ceeb
  8. #ebdaf0
  9. #f2e7f5
  10. #f8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd85cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd85cd
  2. #b785c5
  3. #b184be
  4. #ab84b6
  5. #a583ae
  6. #9f83a7
  7. #98829f
  8. #928297
  9. #8c818f
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a992b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b96d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd8ea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a8fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a093cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd85cd {
  color: #bd85cd;
}
Background
.bg-bd85cd {
  background-color: #bd85cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd85cd {
  border: 2px solid #bd85cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd85cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 133 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 42% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd85cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd85cd, #cd85b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd85cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 133 205 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.24 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.64 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.95 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.07 #427a32 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bd85cd  rgb(189, 133, 205)  hsl(287, 42%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#95cd85  rgb(149, 205, 133)  hsl(107, 42%, 66%)  Pistachio
#cdbd85  rgb(205, 189, 133)  hsl(47, 42%, 66%)  Ecru
#85cdbd  rgb(133, 205, 189)  hsl(167, 42%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine