#BD95CD#BD95CD
#BD95CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.091 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD95CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 149, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, 25.04, -23.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 34.05, 317.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% 0.0653 -0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.091 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7515, 36.7222, 62.5818) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.77
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.46
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD95CD #A5CD95
analogous
#A195CD #BD95CD #CD95C1
triadic
#BD95CD #CDBD95 #95CDBD
tetradic
#BD95CD #CDA195 #A5CD95 #95C1CD
square
#BD95CD #CDA195 #A5CD95 #95C1CD
split-complementary
#BD95CD #C1CD95 #95CDA1
monochromatic
#864A9D #A36BB9 #BD95CD #D7BFE1 #F1E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BD95CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#BD95CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD95CD
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD95CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD95CD | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd95cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 149, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.091 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b4dc',
500: '#bd95cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd95cd; $custom-light: #d1b4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd95cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 149,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72592,
"c": 0.0906,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.36721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD95CD
secondary
#DBE7D7
accent
#AF3759
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083