#BD8CD2#BD8CD2

#BD8CD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.112 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8CD2
RGB	rgb(189, 140, 210)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(282, 33%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.14, 31.07, -28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.14, 42.37, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(71.19% 0.0801 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(71.19% 0.112 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.9954, 34.2290, 65.3549)
Luminance	0.3423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8CD2 #A1D28C

analogous

#9A8CD2 #BD8CD2 #D28CC4

triadic

#BD8CD2 #D2BD8C #8CD2BD

tetradic

#BD8CD2 #D29A8C #A1D28C #8CC4D2

square

#BD8CD2 #D29A8C #A1D28C #8CC4D2

split-complementary

#BD8CD2 #C4D28C #8CD29A

monochromatic

#8640A4 #A460C1 #BD8CD2 #D6B8E3 #EFE4F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.68

#BD8CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.85

#BD8CD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8CD2

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8CD2	1.00	2.68	7.85	7.85
#FFFFFF	2.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA0D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC95A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 140, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.112 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2aee0',
    500: '#bd8cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8cd2;
$custom-light: #d2aee0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 68.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71186,
    "c": 0.11247,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.34228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8CD2

secondary

#D9E7D2

accent

#B72F57

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8CD2

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

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