#BD90CB#BD90CB
#BD90CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.097 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD90CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 144, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.81, 27.42, -23.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.81, 36.36, 318.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% 0.0723 -0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.097 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7375, 35.0780, 61.0604) |
| Luminance | 0.3508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.04
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.53
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD90CB #9ECB90
analogous
#9F90CB #BD90CB #CB90BB
triadic
#BD90CB #CBBD90 #90CBBD
tetradic
#BD90CB #CB9F90 #9ECB90 #90BBCB
square
#BD90CB #CB9F90 #9ECB90 #90BBCB
split-complementary
#BD90CB #BBCB90 #90CB9F
monochromatic
#864899 #A466B7 #BD90CB #D6BADF #EFE3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BD90CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#BD90CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD90CB
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD90CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD90CB | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD97A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd90cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 144, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.097 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1db',
500: '#bd90cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd90cb; $custom-light: #d1b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd90cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 144,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.763,
"s": 36.196,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71605,
"c": 0.09721,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.35077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD90CB
secondary
#D7E4D2
accent
#AF3653
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83