#BD96CB#BD96CB
#BD96CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.086 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD96CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 150, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.24, 24.08, -21.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.24, 32.42, 317.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.7% 0.0632 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.7% 0.086 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6705, 36.9441, 61.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.3694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.12
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.60
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.95
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD96CB #A4CB96
analogous
#A396CB #BD96CB #CB96BF
triadic
#BD96CB #CBBD96 #96CBBD
tetradic
#BD96CB #CBA396 #A4CB96 #96BFCB
square
#BD96CB #CBA396 #A4CB96 #96BFCB
split-complementary
#BD96CB #BFCB96 #96CBA3
monochromatic
#864C9A #A36DB7 #BD96CB #D7BFDF #F0E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BD96CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#BD96CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD96CB
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD96CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD96CB | 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)
#8FA1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd96cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 150, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.086 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b5db',
500: '#bd96cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd96cb; $custom-light: #d1b5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd96cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 150,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.151,
"s": 33.758,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72696,
"c": 0.08645,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.36943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD96CB
secondary
#DBE6D7
accent
#AD3957
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083