#BD98CC#BD98CC
#BD98CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.084 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD98CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 152, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 23.17, -21.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 31.59, 317.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.1% 0.0605 -0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.1% 0.084 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1119, 37.6356, 62.1083) |
| Luminance | 0.3764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.20
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.30
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD98CC #A7CC98
analogous
#A398CC #BD98CC #CC98C1
triadic
#BD98CC #CCBD98 #98CCBD
tetradic
#BD98CC #CCA398 #A7CC98 #98C1CC
square
#BD98CC #CCA398 #A7CC98 #98C1CC
split-complementary
#BD98CC #C1CC98 #98CCA3
monochromatic
#854D9C #A36FB8 #BD98CC #D7C1E0 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BD98CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#BD98CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD98CC
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD98CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD98CC | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd98cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 152, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.084 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6db',
500: '#bd98cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd98cc; $custom-light: #d1b6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd98cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 152,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.692,
"s": 33.766,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73103,
"c": 0.08405,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.37635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD98CC
secondary
#DDE7D9
accent
#AD395A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083