#BD7CD3#BD7CD3
#BD7CD3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.141 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 124, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 50%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 41%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 41.2%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 40.05, -34.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 53.10, 318.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.52% 0.1039 -0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.52% 0.142 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9501, 29.9384, 65.2896) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.70
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.97
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.32
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7CD3 #92D37C
analogous
#917CD3 #BD7CD3 #D37CBD
triadic
#BD7CD3 #D3BD7C #7CD3BD
tetradic
#BD7CD3 #D3917C #92D37C #7CBDD3
square
#BD7CD3 #D3917C #92D37C #7CBDD3
split-complementary
#BD7CD3 #BDD37C #7CD391
monochromatic
#84359F #A64EC4 #BD7CD3 #D4AAE2 #EBD8F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BD7CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BD7CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7CD3
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7CD3 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E91D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F97D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD879E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 124, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.141 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a3e1',
500: '#bd7cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7cd3; $custom-light: #d2a3e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 124,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.828,
"s": 49.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68523,
"c": 0.1415,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.29937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7CD3
secondary
#CEE4C7
accent
#BD284E
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83