#BDA2BD#BDA2BD
#BDA2BD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.049 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 17%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 14.68, -10.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 17.87, 325.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.45% 0.0404 -0.0272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.45% 0.049 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0907, 40.3343, 53.6496) |
| Luminance | 0.4033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.04
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.67
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.27
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.41
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.17
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA2BD #A2BDA2
analogous
#B0A2BD #BDA2BD #BDA2B0
triadic
#BDA2BD #BDBDA2 #A2BDBD
tetradic
#BDA2BD #BDB0A2 #A2BDA2 #A2B0BD
square
#BDA2BD #BDB0A2 #A2BDA2 #A2B0BD
split-complementary
#BDA2BD #B0BDA2 #A2BDB0
monochromatic
#865F86 #A47EA4 #BDA2BD #D6C6D6 #F0EAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BDA2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#BDA2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA2BD
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA2BD | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A8BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.049 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bdd0',
500: '#bda2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda2bd; $custom-light: #d1bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 16.981,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74448,
"c": 0.04875,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.40334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA2BD
secondary
#D9E1D9
accent
#9B4A4A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182