#BD91CE#BD91CE
#BD91CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.099 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD91CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 145, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, 27.47, -25.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 37.16, 317.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0716 -0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.099 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2506, 35.5267, 63.0122) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.33
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.57
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.60
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD91CE #A2CE91
analogous
#9F91CE #BD91CE #CE91C1
triadic
#BD91CE #CEBD91 #91CEBD
tetradic
#BD91CE #CE9F91 #A2CE91 #91C1CE
square
#BD91CE #CE9F91 #A2CE91 #91C1CE
split-complementary
#BD91CE #C1CE91 #91CE9F
monochromatic
#86469E #A467BB #BD91CE #D6BBE1 #F0E6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BD91CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#BD91CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD91CE
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD91CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD91CE | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD98A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd91ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 145, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.099 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1dd',
500: '#bd91ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd91ce; $custom-light: #d1b1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd91ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 145,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.279,
"s": 38.365,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71907,
"c": 0.09892,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.35526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD91CE
secondary
#D9E6D4
accent
#B13457
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083