#BD9FCD#BD9FCD
#BD9FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.073 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.49, 19.49, -19.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.49, 27.49, 315.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.45% 0.0503 -0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.45% 0.073 313.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4021, 40.0234, 63.1319) |
| Luminance | 0.4002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.72
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.03
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.88
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.51
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9FCD #AFCD9F
analogous
#A69FCD #BD9FCD #CD9FC6
triadic
#BD9FCD #CDBD9F #9FCDBD
tetradic
#BD9FCD #CDA69F #AFCD9F #9FC6CD
square
#BD9FCD #CDA69F #AFCD9F #9FC6CD
split-complementary
#BD9FCD #C6CD9F #9FCDA6
monochromatic
#84539F #A177B8 #BD9FCD #D9C7E2 #F1EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BD9FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#BD9FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9FCD
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9FCD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.073 313.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bbdc',
500: '#bd9fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9fcd; $custom-light: #d1bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.13,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74449,
"c": 0.07276,
"h": 313.8
},
"luminance": 0.40023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9FCD
secondary
#E2EADE
accent
#AA3B62
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183