#BD8EDD#BD8EDD
#BD8EDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.122 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 142, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, 32.28, -33.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 46.53, 313.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.02% 0.0798 -0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.02% 0.122 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7081, 35.3859, 72.9202) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.22
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.72
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.84
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.75
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8EDD #AEDD8E
analogous
#958EDD #BD8EDD #DD8ED5
triadic
#BD8EDD #DDBD8E #8EDDBD
tetradic
#BD8EDD #DD958E #AEDD8E #8ED5DD
square
#BD8EDD #DD958E #AEDD8E #8ED5DD
split-complementary
#BD8EDD #D5DD8E #8EDD95
monochromatic
#8538B9 #A25FCF #BD8EDD #D8BDEB #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BD8EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BD8EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8EDD
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8EDD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#809EE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA1DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA99AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 142, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.122 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2afe8',
500: '#bd8edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8edd; $custom-light: #d2afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 142,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.696,
"s": 53.741,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72019,
"c": 0.12209,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.35385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8EDD
secondary
#E1EED9
accent
#C12464
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FC
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84