#BD95CE#BD95CE
#BD95CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.092 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD95CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 149, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 37%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, 25.25, -23.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 34.54, 316.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% 0.0656 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.092 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8726, 36.7707, 63.2195) |
| Luminance | 0.3677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.06
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.18
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.24
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.29
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD95CE #A6CE95
analogous
#A195CE #BD95CE #CE95C3
triadic
#BD95CE #CEBD95 #95CEBD
tetradic
#BD95CE #CEA195 #A6CE95 #95C3CE
square
#BD95CE #CEA195 #A6CE95 #95C3CE
split-complementary
#BD95CE #C3CE95 #95CEA1
monochromatic
#864A9F #A36BBB #BD95CE #D7BFE1 #F1E9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BD95CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#BD95CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD95CE
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD95CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD95CE | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd95ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 149, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.092 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b4dd',
500: '#bd95ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd95ce; $custom-light: #d1b4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd95ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 149,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.105,
"s": 36.774,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72632,
"c": 0.09178,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.3677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD95CE
secondary
#DCE8D7
accent
#B0365A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083