#BD9CE2#BD9CE2
#BD9CE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.104 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9CE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 156, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 55%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 31%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 31%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.53, 25.59, -30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.53, 40.11, 309.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% 0.0608 -0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.104 305.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5995, 40.0870, 77.2194) |
| Luminance | 0.4009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.56
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.23
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.79
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9CE2 #C1E29C
analogous
#9C9EE2 #BD9CE2 #E09CE2
triadic
#BD9CE2 #E2BD9C #9CE2BD
tetradic
#BD9CE2 #E29C9E #C1E29C #9CE2E0
square
#BD9CE2 #E29C9E #C1E29C #9CE2E0
split-complementary
#BD9CE2 #E2E09C #9EE29C
monochromatic
#7E3DC6 #9D6DD4 #BD9CE2 #DDCBF0 #EFE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BD9CE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#BD9CE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9CE2
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9CE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9CE2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA9E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AAE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9ce2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 156, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.104 305.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b9eb',
500: '#bd9ce2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9ce2; $custom-light: #d1b9eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9ce2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 156,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.286,
"s": 54.687,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74738,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 305.6
},
"luminance": 0.40087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9CE2
secondary
#E6EFDC
accent
#C22377
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084