#BD8CCF#BD8CCF

#BD8CCF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.109 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8CCF
RGB	rgb(189, 140, 207)
HSL	hsl(284, 41%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(284, 32%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.03, 30.45, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.03, 40.90, 318.11°)
OKLab	oklab(71.06% 0.0794 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(71.06% 0.109 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(41.6252, 34.0809, 63.4049)
Luminance	0.3408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8CCF #9ECF8C

analogous

#9B8CCF #BD8CCF #CF8CBF

triadic

#BD8CCF #CFBD8C #8CCFBD

tetradic

#BD8CCF #CF9B8C #9ECF8C #8CBFCF

square

#BD8CCF #CF9B8C #9ECF8C #8CBFCF

split-complementary

#BD8CCF #BFCF8C #8CCF9B

monochromatic

#86429E #A461BD #BD8CCF #D6B7E1 #EFE2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#BD8CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.82

#BD8CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8CCF

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8CCF	1.00	2.69	7.82	7.82
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#839BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9FCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD94A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 140, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.109 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1aede',
    500: '#bd8ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8ccf;
$custom-light: #d1aede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.881,
    "s": 41.104,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71058,
    "c": 0.10897,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8CCF

secondary

#D7E6D1

accent

#B43154

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8CCF

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

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