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#BD85EB

#bd85eb ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd85eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 52.16% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 43.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 272.94°, with 71.83% saturation and 72.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.3359

Complementary

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #b3eb85

Split complementary

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #e6eb85
  3. #85eb8a

Analogous

  1. #8a85eb
  2. #bd85eb
  3. #eb85e6

Triadic

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #ebbd85
  3. #85ebbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #eb85b3
  3. #b3eb85
  4. #85ebbd

Square

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #eb8a85
  3. #b3eb85
  4. #85e6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #731eb9
  2. #9943e0
  3. #bd85eb
  4. #e1c7f6
  5. #f6edfc

Shades

#bd85eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #aa78d4
  3. #976abc
  4. #845da5
  5. #71508d
  6. #5f4376
  7. #4c355e
  8. #392847
  9. #261b2f
  10. #130d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd85eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #c491ed
  3. #ca9def
  4. #d1aaf1
  5. #d7b6f3
  6. #dec2f5
  7. #e5cef7
  8. #ebdaf9
  9. #f2e7fb
  10. #f8f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd85eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd85eb
  2. #b785e0
  3. #b184d6
  4. #ab84cb
  5. #a583c0
  6. #9f83b6
  7. #9882ab
  8. #9282a0
  9. #8c8195
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab94c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d9aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b795ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9492ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a94e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b98fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd85eb {
  color: #bd85eb;
}
Background
.bg-bd85eb {
  background-color: #bd85eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd85eb {
  border: 2px solid #bd85eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd85eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 133 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 72% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd85eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd85eb, #eb85e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd85eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 133 235 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 2.88 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.91 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.71 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.07 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.70 #427a14 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bd85eb  rgb(189, 133, 235)  hsl(273, 72%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#b3eb85  rgb(179, 235, 133)  hsl(93, 72%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ebbd85  rgb(235, 189, 133)  hsl(33, 72%, 72%)  Burly Wood
#85ebbd  rgb(133, 235, 189)  hsl(153, 72%, 72%)  Seafoam Green