#BD98BF#BD98BF
#BD98BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.069 H 324.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD98BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 152, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 23%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 20%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, 20.60, -14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 25.43, 324.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% 0.0564 -0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.069 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6173, 37.0378, 54.2368) |
| Luminance | 0.3704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.98
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.90
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.85
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.39
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.50
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD98BF #9ABF98
analogous
#AA98BF #BD98BF #BF98AE
triadic
#BD98BF #BFBD98 #98BFBD
tetradic
#BD98BF #BFAA98 #9ABF98 #98AEBF
square
#BD98BF #BFAA98 #9ABF98 #98AEBF
split-complementary
#BD98BF #AEBF98 #98BFAA
monochromatic
#855588 #A572A8 #BD98BF #D5BED6 #EDE3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BD98BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#BD98BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD98BF
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD98BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD98BF | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A1C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9BA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd98bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 152, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.069 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6d2',
500: '#bd98bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd98bf; $custom-light: #d1b6d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd98bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 152,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.923,
"s": 23.353,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72613,
"c": 0.06922,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.37037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD98BF
secondary
#D4E0D3
accent
#A24449
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082