#BD8AEB#BD8AEB
#BD8AEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.146 H 307.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 37.55, -41.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 56.14, 311.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.99% 0.0884 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.99% 0.146 307.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0672, 34.9944, 82.9616) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.86
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.16
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.21
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.63
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8AEB #B8EB8A
analogous
#8C8AEB #BD8AEB #EB8AE9
triadic
#BD8AEB #EBBD8A #8AEBBD
tetradic
#BD8AEB #EB8C8A #B8EB8A #8AE9EB
square
#BD8AEB #EB8C8A #B8EB8A #8AE9EB
split-complementary
#BD8AEB #E9EB8A #8AEB8C
monochromatic
#8225D6 #A056E2 #BD8AEB #DABEF4 #F0E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BD8AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#BD8AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8AEB
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8AEB | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749EEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A0E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B799AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.146 307.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2adf2',
500: '#bd8aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8aeb; $custom-light: #d2adf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.546,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71987,
"c": 0.14582,
"h": 307.3
},
"luminance": 0.34994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8AEB
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D3136E
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85