#BD8AEC#BD8AEC
#BD8AEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.147 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8AEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 138, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, 37.77, -42.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 56.64, 311.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% 0.0886 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.147 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2121, 35.0523, 83.7246) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.71
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.55
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.32
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.68
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8AEC #B9EC8A
analogous
#8C8AEC #BD8AEC #EC8AEA
triadic
#BD8AEC #ECBD8A #8AECBD
tetradic
#BD8AEC #EC8C8A #B9EC8A #8AEAEC
square
#BD8AEC #EC8C8A #B9EC8A #8AEAEC
split-complementary
#BD8AEC #EAEC8A #8AEC8C
monochromatic
#8123D8 #9F55E3 #BD8AEC #DBBFF5 #F0E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BD8AEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#BD8AEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8AEC
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8AEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8AEC | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749EF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A0E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B699B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8aec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 138, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.147 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2adf2',
500: '#bd8aec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8aec; $custom-light: #d2adf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8aec",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 138,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.224,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72036,
"c": 0.14704,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.35052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8AEC
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D4116F
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85