#BD92FF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #BD92FF
#BD92FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 57% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Amethyst and Mauve (ΔE 16.4); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4FF92 — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BD92FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BD92FF?
#BD92FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 57% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BD92FF?
Use black text. Black on #BD92FF has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BD92FF?
Its complementary colour is #D4FF92, and analogous partners are #929DFF and #F492FF.