#BD80BD#BD80BD
#BD80BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.111 H 326.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD80BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 128, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 32%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 33.52, -22.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 40.35, 326.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% 0.0928 -0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.111 326.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8899, 29.9327, 51.9160) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.97
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.58
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.65
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.72
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD80BD #80BD80
analogous
#9F80BD #BD80BD #BD809F
triadic
#BD80BD #BDBD80 #80BDBD
tetradic
#BD80BD #BD9F80 #80BD80 #809FBD
square
#BD80BD #BD9F80 #80BD80 #809FBD
split-complementary
#BD80BD #9FBD80 #80BD9F
monochromatic
#804380 #A858A8 #BD80BD #D2A8D2 #E7D1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BD80BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BD80BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD80BD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD80BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD80BD | 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)
#7C90BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B98BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C18596
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd80bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 128, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.111 326.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a6d1',
500: '#bd80bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd80bd; $custom-light: #d2a6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd80bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 128,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 31.606,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68227,
"c": 0.11096,
"h": 326.7
},
"luminance": 0.29931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD80BD
secondary
#C1D8C1
accent
#AA3B3B
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82