#BD87CB#BD87CB
#BD87CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.113 H 319.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD87CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 135, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, 32.40, -27.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 42.23, 320.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% 0.0858 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.113 319.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4283, 32.4596, 60.6240) |
| Luminance | 0.3246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.64
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.86
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.39
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.64
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD87CB #95CB87
analogous
#9B87CB #BD87CB #CB87B7
triadic
#BD87CB #CBBD87 #87CBBD
tetradic
#BD87CB #CB9B87 #95CB87 #87B7CB
square
#BD87CB #CB9B87 #95CB87 #87B7CB
split-complementary
#BD87CB #B7CB87 #87CB9B
monochromatic
#854196 #A65CB8 #BD87CB #D4B2DE #ECDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BD87CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#BD87CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD87CB
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD87CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD87CB | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E97CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd87cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 135, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.113 319.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2aadb',
500: '#bd87cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd87cb; $custom-light: #d2aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd87cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 135,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.647,
"s": 39.535,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70015,
"c": 0.11332,
"h": 319.2
},
"luminance": 0.32459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD87CB
secondary
#D0E2CC
accent
#B3334D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83