#BD9CCF#BD9CCF
#BD9CCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.081 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9CCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 156, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 35%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 25%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, 21.56, -21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 30.45, 315.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% 0.0554 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.081 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1354, 39.1013, 64.2416) |
| Luminance | 0.3910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.70
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.51
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9CCF #AECF9C
analogous
#A39CCF #BD9CCF #CF9CC7
triadic
#BD9CCF #CFBD9C #9CCFBD
tetradic
#BD9CCF #CFA39C #AECF9C #9CC7CF
square
#BD9CCF #CFA39C #AECF9C #9CC7CF
split-complementary
#BD9CCF #C7CF9C #9CCFA3
monochromatic
#854FA2 #A273BB #BD9CCF #D8C5E3 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BD9CCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#BD9CCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9CCF
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9CCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9CCF | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9ccf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 156, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.081 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b9dd',
500: '#bd9ccf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9ccf; $custom-light: #d1b9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9ccf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 156,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.824,
"s": 34.694,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73963,
"c": 0.08053,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.39101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9CCF
secondary
#E1EADD
accent
#AE3861
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083