#BDA1CA#BDA1CA
#BDA1CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.066 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 161, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 28%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, 17.77, -17.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 24.69, 316.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% 0.0464 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.066 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3901, 40.5734, 61.3586) |
| Luminance | 0.4057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.34
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.49
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA1CA #AECAA1
analogous
#A8A1CA #BDA1CA #CAA1C2
triadic
#BDA1CA #CABDA1 #A1CABD
tetradic
#BDA1CA #CAA8A1 #AECAA1 #A1C2CA
square
#BDA1CA #CAA8A1 #AECAA1 #A1C2CA
split-complementary
#BDA1CA #C2CAA1 #A1CAA8
monochromatic
#85579A #A27AB4 #BDA1CA #D8C8E0 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#BDA1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA1CA
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA1CA | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 161, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.066 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bdda',
500: '#bda1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda1ca; $custom-light: #d1bdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 161,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.976,
"s": 27.891,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74716,
"c": 0.06553,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.40573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA1CA
secondary
#E1E9DE
accent
#A73F60
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183