#BD87CF#BD87CF
#BD87CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.118 H 317.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD87CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 135, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 43%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 35%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, 33.21, -29.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 44.15, 318.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% 0.0868 -0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.118 317.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9111, 32.6527, 63.1669) |
| Luminance | 0.3265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.28
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.76
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.43
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD87CF #99CF87
analogous
#9987CF #BD87CF #CF87BD
triadic
#BD87CF #CFBD87 #87CFBD
tetradic
#BD87CF #CF9987 #99CF87 #87BDCF
square
#BD87CF #CF9987 #99CF87 #87BDCF
split-complementary
#BD87CF #BDCF87 #87CF99
monochromatic
#853F9D #A55BBE #BD87CF #D5B3E0 #EDDEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#BD87CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#BD87CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD87CF
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD87CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD87CF | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D97D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9DCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD90A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd87cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 135, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.118 317.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2aade',
500: '#bd87cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd87cf; $custom-light: #d2aade; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd87cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 135,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70187,
"c": 0.11783,
"h": 317.5
},
"luminance": 0.32652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD87CF
secondary
#D3E4CD
accent
#B63051
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83