#BD79C0#BD79C0
#BD79C0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.127 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD79C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 121, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 36%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 37%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 37%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.16, 37.91, -26.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.16, 46.18, 325.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% 0.1042 -0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.127 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3372, 28.3008, 53.3548) |
| Luminance | 0.2830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 2.32
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.08
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.38
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.01
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD79C0 #7CC079
analogous
#9A79C0 #BD79C0 #C079A0
triadic
#BD79C0 #C0BD79 #79C0BD
tetradic
#BD79C0 #C09A79 #7CC079 #79A0C0
square
#BD79C0 #C09A79 #7CC079 #79A0C0
split-complementary
#BD79C0 #A0C079 #79C09A
monochromatic
#7F3D82 #A751AB #BD79C0 #D2A3D4 #E6CCE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#BD79C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#BD79C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD79C0
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD79C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD79C0 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738CC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8494BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd79c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 121, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.127 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a1d3',
500: '#bd79c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd79c0; $custom-light: #d2a1d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd79c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 121,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.465,
"s": 36.041,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67179,
"c": 0.12655,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.28299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD79C0
secondary
#BED8BD
accent
#AF373C
background
#FDFAFC
surface
#FAF3F9
border
#D3CDD2
text
#140F14
muted
#837F82