#BD91BD#BD91BD
#BD91BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.080 H 326.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD91BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 145, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 23%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.55, 24.11, -16.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.55, 29.18, 325.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.24% 0.0666 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.24% 0.08 326.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2960, 34.7448, 52.7180) |
| Luminance | 0.3474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.79
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD91BD #91BD91
analogous
#A791BD #BD91BD #BD91A7
triadic
#BD91BD #BDBD91 #91BDBD
tetradic
#BD91BD #BDA791 #91BD91 #91A7BD
square
#BD91BD #BDA791 #91BD91 #91A7BD
split-complementary
#BD91BD #A7BD91 #91BDA7
monochromatic
#844F84 #A66BA6 #BD91BD #D4B7D4 #EBDDEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BD91BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#BD91BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD91BD
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD91BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD91BD | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9CBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C095A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd91bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 145, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.080 326.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1d1',
500: '#bd91bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd91bd; $custom-light: #d1b1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd91bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 145,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 25,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71242,
"c": 0.07993,
"h": 326.4
},
"luminance": 0.34744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD91BD
secondary
#CEDCCE
accent
#A44242
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F5F9
border
#D2CFD2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82