#BD91CB#BD91CB
#BD91CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.095 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD91CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 145, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, 26.86, -23.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 35.70, 318.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.79% 0.0708 -0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.79% 0.095 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8896, 35.3823, 61.1111) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.12
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.50
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD91CB #9FCB91
analogous
#A091CB #BD91CB #CB91BC
triadic
#BD91CB #CBBD91 #91CBBD
tetradic
#BD91CB #CBA091 #9FCB91 #91BCCB
square
#BD91CB #CBA091 #9FCB91 #91BCCB
split-complementary
#BD91CB #BCCB91 #91CBA0
monochromatic
#864899 #A467B7 #BD91CB #D6BBDF #EFE4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BD91CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BD91CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD91CB
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD91CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD91CB | 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)
#8A9ECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd91cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 145, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.095 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1db',
500: '#bd91cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd91cb; $custom-light: #d1b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd91cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 145,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.517,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71785,
"c": 0.09542,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.35381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD91CB
secondary
#D7E5D3
accent
#AF3754
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083