#BD8BE7#BD8BE7
#BD8BE7 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.139 H 308.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8BE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 139, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 66%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.2%, 39.8%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, 36.11, -39.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 53.48, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.96% 0.0862 -0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.96% 0.139 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6399, 35.0541, 80.0003) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.35
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.44
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.25
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.85
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8BE7 #B5E78B
analogous
#8F8BE7 #BD8BE7 #E78BE3
triadic
#BD8BE7 #E7BD8B #8BE7BD
tetradic
#BD8BE7 #E78F8B #B5E78B #8BE3E7
square
#BD8BE7 #E78F8B #B5E78B #8BE3E7
split-complementary
#BD8BE7 #E3E78B #8BE78F
monochromatic
#832ACD #A058DD #BD8BE7 #DABEF1 #F1E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BD8BE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#BD8BE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8BE7
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8BE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8BE7 | 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)
#779EEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A1E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B799AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8be7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 139, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.139 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2adef',
500: '#bd8be7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8be7; $custom-light: #d2adef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8be7",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 139,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.609,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71964,
"c": 0.13931,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.35054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8BE7
secondary
#E4F1DA
accent
#CE186B
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84