#BD99CB#BD99CB
#BD99CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.081 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD99CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.96, 22.41, -20.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.96, 30.44, 317.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% 0.0587 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.081 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1554, 37.9138, 61.5330) |
| Luminance | 0.3791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.68
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.48
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD99CB #A7CB99
analogous
#A499CB #BD99CB #CB99C0
triadic
#BD99CB #CBBD99 #99CBBD
tetradic
#BD99CB #CBA499 #A7CB99 #99C0CB
square
#BD99CB #CBA499 #A7CB99 #99C0CB
split-complementary
#BD99CB #C0CB99 #99CBA4
monochromatic
#854F9B #A370B6 #BD99CB #D7C2E0 #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BD99CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#BD99CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD99CB
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD99CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD99CB | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd99cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.081 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b7db',
500: '#bd99cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd99cb; $custom-light: #d1b7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd99cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.2,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7325,
"c": 0.08106,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.37913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD99CB
secondary
#DDE7D9
accent
#AB3A5A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083