#BD87CA#BD87CA
#BD87CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.112 H 319.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD87CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 135, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, 32.20, -26.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 41.76, 320.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% 0.0856 -0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.112 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3095, 32.4121, 59.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.3241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.76
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.91
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.36
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.49
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD87CA #94CA87
analogous
#9B87CA #BD87CA #CA87B5
triadic
#BD87CA #CABD87 #87CABD
tetradic
#BD87CA #CA9B87 #94CA87 #87B5CA
square
#BD87CA #CA9B87 #94CA87 #87B5CA
split-complementary
#BD87CA #B5CA87 #87CA9B
monochromatic
#854295 #A65DB7 #BD87CA #D4B1DD #ECDCEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#BD87CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#BD87CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD87CA
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD87CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD87CA | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F97CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd87ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 135, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.112 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2aada',
500: '#bd87ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd87ca; $custom-light: #d2aada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd87ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 135,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.358,
"s": 38.728,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69973,
"c": 0.1122,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.32411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD87CA
secondary
#D0E1CB
accent
#B2344C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83