#BD99BE#BD99BE
#BD99BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.066 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD99BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 153, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 22%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.52, 19.86, -14.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.52, 24.32, 324.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% 0.0546 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.066 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6707, 37.3199, 53.7135) |
| Luminance | 0.3732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.98
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.07
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.70
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.03
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD99BE #9ABE99
analogous
#AB99BE #BD99BE #BE99AD
triadic
#BD99BE #BEBD99 #99BEBD
tetradic
#BD99BE #BEAB99 #9ABE99 #99ADBE
square
#BD99BE #BEAB99 #9ABE99 #99ADBE
split-complementary
#BD99BE #ADBE99 #99BEAB
monochromatic
#855687 #A574A6 #BD99BE #D5BED6 #EDE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#BD99BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#BD99BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD99BE
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD99BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD99BE | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A2C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA6BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd99be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 153, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.066 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7d1',
500: '#bd99be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd99be; $custom-light: #d1b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd99be",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 153,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.378,
"s": 22.156,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72765,
"c": 0.0663,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.37319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD99BE
secondary
#D4DFD4
accent
#A14547
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082