#BDA0CC#BDA0CC
#BDA0CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.070 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 160, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 30%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.70, 18.73, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.70, 26.33, 315.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% 0.0485 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.07 314.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4544, 40.3206, 62.5558) |
| Luminance | 0.4032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.45
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.67
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.57
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.97
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA0CC #AFCCA0
analogous
#A7A0CC #BDA0CC #CCA0C5
triadic
#BDA0CC #CCBDA0 #A0CCBD
tetradic
#BDA0CC #CCA7A0 #AFCCA0 #A0C5CC
square
#BDA0CC #CCA7A0 #AFCCA0 #A0C5CC
split-complementary
#BDA0CC #C5CCA0 #A0CCA7
monochromatic
#84549D #A178B7 #BDA0CC #D9C8E1 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BDA0CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#BDA0CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA0CC
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA0CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA0CC | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda0cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 160, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.070 314.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bcdb',
500: '#bda0cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda0cc; $custom-light: #d1bcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda0cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 160,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.545,
"s": 30.137,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74601,
"c": 0.06975,
"h": 314.1
},
"luminance": 0.4032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA0CC
secondary
#E2EADE
accent
#A93D62
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183