#BD8BE5#BD8BE5
#BD8BE5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.137 H 308.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 139, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 63%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 39%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 39.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 35.67, -38.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 52.47, 312.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.87% 0.0859 -0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.87% 0.137 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3591, 34.9417, 78.5211) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.03
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.22
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.01
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8BE5 #B3E58B
analogous
#908BE5 #BD8BE5 #E58BE0
triadic
#BD8BE5 #E5BD8B #8BE5BD
tetradic
#BD8BE5 #E5908B #B3E58B #8BE0E5
square
#BD8BE5 #E5908B #B3E58B #8BE0E5
split-complementary
#BD8BE5 #E0E58B #8BE590
monochromatic
#832DC9 #A159DA #BD8BE5 #D9BDF0 #F1E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BD8BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BD8BE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8BE5
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8BE5 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#789DE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A0E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B898AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 139, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.137 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2aded',
500: '#bd8be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8be5; $custom-light: #d2aded; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 139,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71869,
"c": 0.13688,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8BE5
secondary
#E4F1DA
accent
#CB1A69
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84