#BD96BD#BD96BD
#BD96BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.071 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD96BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 150, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 23%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 21%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.75, 21.33, -14.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.75, 25.86, 325.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.17% 0.0589 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.17% 0.071 326.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0769, 36.3066, 52.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.3631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.41
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.53
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.59
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD96BD #96BD96
analogous
#AA96BD #BD96BD #BD96AA
triadic
#BD96BD #BDBD96 #96BDBD
tetradic
#BD96BD #BDAA96 #96BD96 #96AABD
square
#BD96BD #BDAA96 #96BD96 #96AABD
split-complementary
#BD96BD #AABD96 #96BDAA
monochromatic
#855485 #A570A5 #BD96BD #D5BCD5 #ECE1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#BD96BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#BD96BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD96BD
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD96BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD96BD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C099A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd96bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 150, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.071 326.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b5d1',
500: '#bd96bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd96bd; $custom-light: #d1b5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd96bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 150,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 22.807,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72167,
"c": 0.07075,
"h": 326.3
},
"luminance": 0.36306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD96BD
secondary
#D1DED1
accent
#A14444
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082