Palettes / Colors / #BD85EA

#BD85EA — Light Purple

#BD85EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BD85EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3EA85; it also sits naturally between #8A85EA and #EA85E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 52% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD85EA

.text { color: #BD85EA; }
.background { background-color: #BD85EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD85EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 133, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD85EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 133, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD85EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 133, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD85EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD85EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD85EA

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Tones of #BD85EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3EA85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD85EA: #000000.

How #BD85EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD85EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD85EA?

#BD85EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 133, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD85EA?

#BD85EA is RGB 189, 133, 234 — HSL 273°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 19%, 43%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BD85EA?

Its complement is #B3EA85; analogous partners are #8A85EA and #EA85E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD85EA for text?

Black text on #BD85EA has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.