#BDA0CF#BDA0CF
#BDA0CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.073 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA0CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 160, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 33%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.80, 19.34, -20.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.80, 27.83, 314.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% 0.0495 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.073 312.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8177, 40.4659, 64.4691) |
| Luminance | 0.4047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.97
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.17
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA0CF #B2CFA0
analogous
#A6A0CF #BDA0CF #CFA0CA
triadic
#BDA0CF #CFBDA0 #A0CFBD
tetradic
#BDA0CF #CFA6A0 #B2CFA0 #A0CACF
square
#BDA0CF #CFA6A0 #B2CFA0 #A0CACF
split-complementary
#BDA0CF #CACFA0 #A0CFA6
monochromatic
#8452A2 #A177BA #BDA0CF #D9C9E4 #F1EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BDA0CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#BDA0CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA0CF
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA0CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA0CF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A9D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda0cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 160, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.073 312.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bcdd',
500: '#bda0cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda0cf; $custom-light: #d1bcdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda0cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 160,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.021,
"s": 32.867,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74714,
"c": 0.07345,
"h": 312.3
},
"luminance": 0.40465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA0CF
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#AC3A65
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183