#BD98CB#BD98CB
#BD98CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.083 H 316.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD98CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 152, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 22.97, -20.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 31.10, 317.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% 0.0602 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.083 316.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9924, 37.5878, 61.4787) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.50
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.08
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD98CB #A6CB98
analogous
#A498CB #BD98CB #CB98C0
triadic
#BD98CB #CBBD98 #98CBBD
tetradic
#BD98CB #CBA498 #A6CB98 #98C0CB
square
#BD98CB #CBA498 #A6CB98 #98C0CB
split-complementary
#BD98CB #C0CB98 #98CBA4
monochromatic
#864E9B #A36FB6 #BD98CB #D7C1E0 #F1E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BD98CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#BD98CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD98CB
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD98CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD98CB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A3CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd98cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 152, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.083 316.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6db',
500: '#bd98cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd98cb; $custom-light: #d1b6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd98cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 152,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.529,
"s": 32.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73064,
"c": 0.08286,
"h": 316.6
},
"luminance": 0.37587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD98CB
secondary
#DCE7D8
accent
#AC3A59
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083