#BD88CB#BD88CB
#BD88CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.112 H 319.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD88CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 136, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 33%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.95, 31.85, -26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.95, 41.58, 319.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% 0.0843 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.112 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5685, 32.7400, 60.6707) |
| Luminance | 0.3274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.00
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.63
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.09
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD88CB #96CB88
analogous
#9C88CB #BD88CB #CB88B8
triadic
#BD88CB #CBBD88 #88CBBD
tetradic
#BD88CB #CB9C88 #96CB88 #88B8CB
square
#BD88CB #CB9C88 #96CB88 #88B8CB
split-complementary
#BD88CB #B8CB88 #88CB9C
monochromatic
#854297 #A55DB8 #BD88CB #D5B3DE #ECDDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#BD88CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#BD88CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD88CB
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD88CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD88CB | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8097CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE90A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd88cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 136, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.112 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2abdb',
500: '#bd88cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd88cb; $custom-light: #d2abdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd88cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 136,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.463,
"s": 39.181,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70189,
"c": 0.11154,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.32739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD88CB
secondary
#D1E2CD
accent
#B2334E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83