#BD87CE#BD87CE
#BD87CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.117 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD87CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 135, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 42%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.84, 33.01, -28.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.84, 43.67, 319.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.14% 0.0866 -0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.14% 0.117 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7893, 32.6040, 62.5251) |
| Luminance | 0.3260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.35
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.77
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.54
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.06
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.55
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD87CE #98CE87
analogous
#9A87CE #BD87CE #CE87BC
triadic
#BD87CE #CEBD87 #87CEBD
tetradic
#BD87CE #CE9A87 #98CE87 #87BCCE
square
#BD87CE #CE9A87 #98CE87 #87BCCE
split-complementary
#BD87CE #BCCE87 #87CE9A
monochromatic
#853F9B #A55CBC #BD87CE #D5B2E0 #EDDEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#BD87CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#BD87CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD87CE
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD87CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD87CE | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D97D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8FA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd87ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 135, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.117 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2aadd',
500: '#bd87ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd87ce; $custom-light: #d2aadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd87ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 135,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.634,
"s": 42.012,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70144,
"c": 0.11669,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.32603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD87CE
secondary
#D2E4CD
accent
#B53050
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83