#BD91CD#BD91CD
#BD91CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.098 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD91CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 145, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 27.27, -24.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 36.67, 318.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.87% 0.0713 -0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.87% 0.098 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1295, 35.4782, 62.3744) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.88
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.53
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.56
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD91CD #A1CD91
analogous
#9F91CD #BD91CD #CD91BF
triadic
#BD91CD #CDBD91 #91CDBD
tetradic
#BD91CD #CD9F91 #A1CD91 #91BFCD
square
#BD91CD #CD9F91 #A1CD91 #91BFCD
split-complementary
#BD91CD #BFCD91 #91CD9F
monochromatic
#86479C #A467BA #BD91CD #D6BBE0 #EFE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BD91CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#BD91CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD91CD
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD91CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD91CD | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd91cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 145, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.098 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1dc',
500: '#bd91cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd91cd; $custom-light: #d1b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd91cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 145,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71866,
"c": 0.09775,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.35477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD91CD
secondary
#D9E6D4
accent
#B03556
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083