#BD95D2#BD95D2
#BD95D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.097 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD95D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 149, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 40%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 29%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.25, 26.07, -25.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.25, 36.51, 315.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.79% 0.0667 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.79% 0.097 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3647, 36.9675, 65.8113) |
| Luminance | 0.3697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.27
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.62
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.38
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.46
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.73
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD95D2 #AAD295
analogous
#9E95D2 #BD95D2 #D295C8
triadic
#BD95D2 #D2BD95 #95D2BD
tetradic
#BD95D2 #D29E95 #AAD295 #95C8D2
square
#BD95D2 #D29E95 #AAD295 #95C8D2
split-complementary
#BD95D2 #C8D295 #95D29E
monochromatic
#8547A6 #A26AC0 #BD95D2 #D8C0E4 #F2EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BD95D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#BD95D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD95D2
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD95D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD95D2 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA1D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A5D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9DAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd95d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 149, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.097 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b4e0',
500: '#bd95d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd95d2; $custom-light: #d1b4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd95d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 149,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.344,
"s": 40.397,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72794,
"c": 0.09657,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.36967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD95D2
secondary
#DFEAD9
accent
#B3325F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083