#BD79CD#BD79CD
#BD79CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.140 H 319.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD79CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.70, 40.46, -32.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.70, 52.14, 320.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.76% 0.107 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.76% 0.14 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8417, 28.9026, 61.2785) |
| Luminance | 0.2890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.46
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.63
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.38
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.84
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.67
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD79CD #89CD79
analogous
#9379CD #BD79CD #CD79B3
triadic
#BD79CD #CDBD79 #79CDBD
tetradic
#BD79CD #CD9379 #89CD79 #79B3CD
square
#BD79CD #CD9379 #89CD79 #79B3CD
split-complementary
#BD79CD #B3CD79 #79CD93
monochromatic
#833794 #A74CBC #BD79CD #D3A6DE #E9D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#BD79CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#BD79CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD79CD
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD79CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD79CD | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F95CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd79cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.140 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a1dc',
500: '#bd79cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd79cd; $custom-light: #d2a1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd79cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.571,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67759,
"c": 0.14014,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.28901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD79CD
secondary
#C8E0C2
accent
#B92D47
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF3FB
border
#D3CDD4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83