#BD8CD1#BD8CD1
#BD8CD1 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.111 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 140, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 33%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.10, 30.86, -28.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.10, 41.88, 317.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.14% 0.0799 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.14% 0.111 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8712, 34.1793, 64.7008) |
| Luminance | 0.3418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.15
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.35
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.49
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.54
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8CD1 #A0D18C
analogous
#9A8CD1 #BD8CD1 #D18CC2
triadic
#BD8CD1 #D1BD8C #8CD1BD
tetradic
#BD8CD1 #D19A8C #A0D18C #8CC2D1
square
#BD8CD1 #D19A8C #A0D18C #8CC2D1
split-complementary
#BD8CD1 #C2D18C #8CD19A
monochromatic
#8641A2 #A460C0 #BD8CD1 #D6B8E2 #EFE3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#BD8CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#BD8CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8CD1
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8CD1 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829BD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA0CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC94A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 140, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.111 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aedf',
500: '#bd8cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8cd1; $custom-light: #d1aedf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 140,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.609,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71143,
"c": 0.1113,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.34178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8CD1
secondary
#D8E7D2
accent
#B63057
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83