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#BD85EF

#bd85ef ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd85ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 44.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 271.7°, with 76.81% saturation and 72.94% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.3383

Complementary

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #b7ef85

Split complementary

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #ecef85
  3. #85ef88

Analogous

  1. #8885ef
  2. #bd85ef
  3. #ef85ec

Triadic

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #efbd85
  3. #85efbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #ef85b7
  3. #b7ef85
  4. #85efbd

Square

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #ef8885
  3. #b7ef85
  4. #85ecef

Monochromatic

  1. #7219c2
  2. #9841e6
  3. #bd85ef
  4. #e2c9f8
  5. #f5edfd

Shades

#bd85ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #aa78d7
  3. #976abf
  4. #845da7
  5. #71508f
  6. #5f4378
  7. #4c3560
  8. #392848
  9. #261b30
  10. #130d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd85ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #c491f1
  3. #ca9df2
  4. #d1aaf4
  5. #d7b6f5
  6. #dec2f7
  7. #e5cef9
  8. #ebdafa
  9. #f2e7fc
  10. #f8f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd85ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd85ef
  2. #b785e4
  3. #b184d9
  4. #ab84ce
  5. #a583c3
  6. #9f83b8
  7. #9882ac
  8. #9282a1
  9. #8c8196
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab94c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b9bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #799eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b696af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9393f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9995ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b990cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd85ef {
  color: #bd85ef;
}
Background
.bg-bd85ef {
  background-color: #bd85ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd85ef {
  border: 2px solid #bd85ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd85ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 133 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 77% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd85ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd85ef, #ef85ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd85ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 133 239 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.37 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.81 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.12 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.01 #427a10 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bd85ef  rgb(189, 133, 239)  hsl(272, 77%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#b7ef85  rgb(183, 239, 133)  hsl(92, 77%, 73%)  Inchworm
#efbd85  rgb(239, 189, 133)  hsl(32, 77%, 73%)  Burly Wood
#85efbd  rgb(133, 239, 189)  hsl(152, 77%, 73%)  Aquamarine