#BD8BD2#BD8BD2

#BD8BD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.114 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8BD2
RGB	rgb(189, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(282, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.91, 31.62, -29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.91, 43.01, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(71.01% 0.0816 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(71.01% 0.114 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(41.8500, 33.9381, 65.3064)
Luminance	0.3394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8BD2 #A0D28B

analogous

#998BD2 #BD8BD2 #D28BC3

triadic

#BD8BD2 #D2BD8B #8BD2BD

tetradic

#BD8BD2 #D2998B #A0D28B #8BC3D2

square

#BD8BD2 #D2998B #A0D28B #8BC3D2

split-complementary

#BD8BD2 #C3D28B #8BD299

monochromatic

#863FA3 #A45FC1 #BD8BD2 #D6B7E3 #EFE3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#BD8BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.79

#BD8BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8BD2

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8BD2	1.00	2.70	7.79	7.79
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#809AD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC94A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.114 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2ade0',
    500: '#bd8bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8bd2;
$custom-light: #d2ade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.254,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71011,
    "c": 0.11423,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.33937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8BD2

secondary

#D8E7D2

accent

#B72E57

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8BD2

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

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