#BD78CC#BD78CC
#BD78CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.141 H 320.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD78CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 120, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 41.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.44, 40.80, -32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.44, 52.30, 321.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.55% 0.1083 -0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.55% 0.141 320.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6005, 28.6127, 60.6045) |
| Luminance | 0.2861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.29
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.71
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.67
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD78CC #87CC78
analogous
#9378CC #BD78CC #CC78B1
triadic
#BD78CC #CCBD78 #78CCBD
tetradic
#BD78CC #CC9378 #87CC78 #78B1CC
square
#BD78CC #CC9378 #87CC78 #78B1CC
split-complementary
#BD78CC #B1CC78 #78CC93
monochromatic
#823792 #A74CBB #BD78CC #D3A4DD #E8D1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#BD78CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#BD78CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD78CC
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD78CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD78CC | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F94C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd78cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 120, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.141 320.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a0dc',
500: '#bd78cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd78cc; $custom-light: #d2a0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd78cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 120,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.286,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67552,
"c": 0.1408,
"h": 320.3
},
"luminance": 0.28611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD78CC
secondary
#C6DFC1
accent
#B82D46
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF3FB
border
#D3CDD4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83