#BD97D0#BD97D0
#BD97D0 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.091 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD97D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 151, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 38%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 27%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 24.55, -23.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 34.21, 315.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% 0.0632 -0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.091 314.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4362, 37.5068, 64.6136) |
| Luminance | 0.3751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.64
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.84
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.87
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.29
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD97D0 #AAD097
analogous
#A097D0 #BD97D0 #D097C6
triadic
#BD97D0 #D0BD97 #97D0BD
tetradic
#BD97D0 #D0A097 #AAD097 #97C6D0
square
#BD97D0 #D0A097 #AAD097 #97C6D0
split-complementary
#BD97D0 #C6D097 #97D0A0
monochromatic
#854AA3 #A26DBD #BD97D0 #D8C1E3 #F2EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BD97D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#BD97D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD97D0
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD97D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD97D0 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA3D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A6CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd97d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 151, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.091 314.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6de',
500: '#bd97d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd97d0; $custom-light: #d1b6de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd97d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 151,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 37.748,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73078,
"c": 0.09062,
"h": 314.2
},
"luminance": 0.37506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD97D0
secondary
#DFE9DA
accent
#B1355E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083