#BD99CA#BD99CA
#BD99CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.080 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, 22.21, -20.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 29.96, 317.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% 0.0584 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.08 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0366, 37.8663, 60.9074) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.92
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.70
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.42
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD99CA #A6CA99
analogous
#A599CA #BD99CA #CA99BF
triadic
#BD99CA #CABD99 #99CABD
tetradic
#BD99CA #CAA599 #A6CA99 #99BFCA
square
#BD99CA #CAA599 #A6CA99 #99BFCA
split-complementary
#BD99CA #BFCA99 #99CAA5
monochromatic
#865099 #A371B5 #BD99CA #D7C1DF #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BD99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#BD99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD99CA
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD99CA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.080 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7da',
500: '#bd99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd99ca; $custom-light: #d1b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.082,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73211,
"c": 0.07988,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.37866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD99CA
secondary
#DCE6D8
accent
#AA3B59
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083