#BD8BCB#BD8BCB

#BD8BCB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.106 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8BCB
RGB	rgb(189, 139, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(287, 32%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.64, 30.19, -25.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.64, 39.63, 319.63°)
OKLab	oklab(70.71% 0.0798 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(70.71% 0.106 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.9969, 33.5968, 60.8135)
Luminance	0.3360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8BCB #99CB8B

analogous

#9D8BCB #BD8BCB #CB8BB9

triadic

#BD8BCB #CBBD8B #8BCBBD

tetradic

#BD8BCB #CB9D8B #99CB8B #8BB9CB

square

#BD8BCB #CB9D8B #99CB8B #8BB9CB

split-complementary

#BD8BCB #B9CB8B #8BCB9D

monochromatic

#854498 #A561B8 #BD8BCB #D5B5DE #EDE0F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#BD8BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#BD8BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8BCB

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8BCB	1.00	2.72	7.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8399CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE92A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 139, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.106 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1addb',
    500: '#bd8bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8bcb;
$custom-light: #d1addb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70715,
    "c": 0.10618,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8BCB

secondary

#D3E3CF

accent

#B13450

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8BCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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