#BD9CDA#BD9CDA

#BD9CDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.094 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD9CDA
RGB	rgb(189, 156, 218)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(272, 28%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.23, 23.86, -26.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.23, 36.00, 311.52°)
OKLab	oklab(74.4% 0.0586 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(74.4% 0.094 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(45.5273, 39.6581, 71.5724)
Luminance	0.3966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD9CDA #B9DA9C

analogous

#9E9CDA #BD9CDA #DA9CD8

triadic

#BD9CDA #DABD9C #9CDABD

tetradic

#BD9CDA #DA9E9C #B9DA9C #9CD8DA

square

#BD9CDA #DA9E9C #B9DA9C #9CD8DA

split-complementary

#BD9CDA #D8DA9C #9CDA9E

monochromatic

#8144B7 #9F6FC9 #BD9CDA #DBC9EB #F0E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#BD9CDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.93

#BD9CDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD9CDA

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD9CDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD9CDA	1.00	2.35	8.93	8.93
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A8DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A9D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9A4B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd9cda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 156, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.094 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1b9e5',
    500: '#bd9cda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd9cda;
$custom-light: #d1b9e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd9cda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.935,
    "s": 45.588,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74403,
    "c": 0.09425,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD9CDA

secondary

#E5EEDD

accent

#B92D6E

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141115

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD9CDA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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