#BD8FDB#BD8FDB

#BD8FDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.118 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8FDB
RGB	rgb(189, 143, 219)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(276, 35%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.20, 31.30, -32.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.20, 44.89, 314.20°)
OKLab	oklab(72.1% 0.0779 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(72.1% 0.118 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.5927, 35.5788, 71.5750)
Luminance	0.3558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8FDB #ADDB8F

analogous

#978FDB #BD8FDB #DB8FD3

triadic

#BD8FDB #DBBD8F #8FDBBD

tetradic

#BD8FDB #DB978F #ADDB8F #8FD3DB

square

#BD8FDB #DB978F #ADDB8F #8FD3DB

split-complementary

#BD8FDB #D3DB8F #8FDB97

monochromatic

#853AB5 #A261CC #BD8FDB #D8BDEA #F1E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#BD8FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.12

#BD8FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8FDB

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8FDB	1.00	2.59	8.12	8.12
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8CA2D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA99AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 143, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.118 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2b0e6',
    500: '#bd8fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8fdb;
$custom-light: #d2b0e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.316,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72105,
    "c": 0.11795,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.35578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8FDB

secondary

#E1EDD9

accent

#BF2763

background

#FCFAFE

surface

#F9F5FC

border

#D2CFD5

text

#141016

muted

#827F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8FDB

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

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