#BD83BD#BD83BD
#BD83BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.106 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD83BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 131, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 31%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 31%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.28, 31.87, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.28, 38.40, 326.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.74% 0.0881 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.74% 0.106 326.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2870, 30.7269, 52.0483) |
| Luminance | 0.3073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.77
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.31
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.32
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.37
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD83BD #83BD83
analogous
#A083BD #BD83BD #BD83A0
triadic
#BD83BD #BDBD83 #83BDBD
tetradic
#BD83BD #BDA083 #83BD83 #83A0BD
square
#BD83BD #BDA083 #83BD83 #83A0BD
split-complementary
#BD83BD #A0BD83 #83BDA0
monochromatic
#814581 #A85BA8 #BD83BD #D2ABD2 #E8D3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#BD83BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#BD83BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD83BD
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD83BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD83BD | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F92BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C18898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd83bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 131, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.106 326.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a8d1',
500: '#bd83bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd83bd; $custom-light: #d1a8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd83bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 131,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 30.526,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68743,
"c": 0.10552,
"h": 326.6
},
"luminance": 0.30726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD83BD
secondary
#C3D8C3
accent
#A93C3C
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82