#BD8ECB#BD8ECB

#BD8ECB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.101 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8ECB
RGB	rgb(189, 142, 203)
HSL	hsl(286, 37%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(286, 30%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.34, 28.53, -24.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.34, 37.67, 319.23°)
OKLab	oklab(71.25% 0.0753 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(71.25% 0.101 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(41.4373, 34.4775, 60.9603)
Luminance	0.3448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8ECB #9CCB8E

analogous

#9F8ECB #BD8ECB #CB8EBA

triadic

#BD8ECB #CBBD8E #8ECBBD

tetradic

#BD8ECB #CB9F8E #9CCB8E #8EBACB

square

#BD8ECB #CB9F8E #9CCB8E #8EBACB

split-complementary

#BD8ECB #BACB8E #8ECB9F

monochromatic

#864698 #A564B8 #BD8ECB #D5B8DE #EEE2F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.66

#BD8ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.90

#BD8ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8ECB

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8ECB	1.00	2.66	7.90	7.90
#FFFFFF	2.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#869CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A0C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD95A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.101 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1afdb',
    500: '#bd8ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8ecb;
$custom-light: #d1afdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.23,
    "s": 36.97,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71247,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.34477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8ECB

secondary

#D5E4D1

accent

#B03652

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8ECB

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

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