#BD97BF#BD97BF
#BD97BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.071 H 324.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD97BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 151, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 20.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.06, 21.16, -15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.06, 26.10, 324.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% 0.058 -0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.071 324.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4557, 36.7146, 54.1829) |
| Luminance | 0.3671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.21
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.76
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.67
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.26
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD97BF #99BF97
analogous
#A997BF #BD97BF #BF97AD
triadic
#BD97BF #BFBD97 #97BFBD
tetradic
#BD97BF #BFA997 #99BF97 #97ADBF
square
#BD97BF #BFA997 #99BF97 #97ADBF
split-complementary
#BD97BF #ADBF97 #97BFA9
monochromatic
#855488 #A571A8 #BD97BF #D5BDD6 #EDE3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BD97BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#BD97BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD97BF
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD97BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD97BF | 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)
#94A0C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9AA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd97bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 151, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.071 324.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b5d2',
500: '#bd97bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd97bf; $custom-light: #d1b5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd97bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 151,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72426,
"c": 0.07104,
"h": 324.7
},
"luminance": 0.36714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD97BF
secondary
#D3DFD3
accent
#A24348
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082