#BDA1CD#BDA1CD
#BDA1CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.069 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 161, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.98, 18.38, -18.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.98, 26.18, 314.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.83% 0.0473 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.83% 0.069 313.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7488, 40.7168, 63.2475) |
| Luminance | 0.4072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.69
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.91
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA1CD #B1CDA1
analogous
#A7A1CD #BDA1CD #CDA1C7
triadic
#BDA1CD #CDBDA1 #A1CDBD
tetradic
#BDA1CD #CDA7A1 #B1CDA1 #A1C7CD
square
#BDA1CD #CDA7A1 #B1CDA1 #A1C7CD
split-complementary
#BDA1CD #C7CDA1 #A1CDA7
monochromatic
#84559F #A179B8 #BDA1CD #D9C9E2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#BDA1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA1CD
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA1CD | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 161, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.069 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bddc',
500: '#bda1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda1cd; $custom-light: #d1bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 161,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.182,
"s": 30.556,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74828,
"c": 0.0692,
"h": 313.2
},
"luminance": 0.40716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA1CD
secondary
#E3EADF
accent
#A93C64
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183