#BD97CA#BD97CA
#BD97CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.083 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.44, 23.32, -20.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.44, 31.27, 318.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.84% 0.0614 -0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.84% 0.083 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7120, 37.2171, 60.7992) |
| Luminance | 0.3722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.42
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.74
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.25
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD97CA #A4CA97
analogous
#A497CA #BD97CA #CA97BE
triadic
#BD97CA #CABD97 #97CABD
tetradic
#BD97CA #CAA497 #A4CA97 #97BECA
square
#BD97CA #CAA497 #A4CA97 #97BECA
split-complementary
#BD97CA #BECA97 #97CAA4
monochromatic
#864E99 #A36EB5 #BD97CA #D7C0DF #F0E8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BD97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#BD97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD97CA
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD97CA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.083 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6da',
500: '#bd97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd97ca; $custom-light: #d1b6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.706,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72841,
"c": 0.08347,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.37216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD97CA
secondary
#DBE6D7
accent
#AB3A57
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083