#BDA2CD#BDA2CD
#BDA2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.067 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.22, 17.83, -18.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.22, 25.52, 314.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.02% 0.0458 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.02% 0.067 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9242, 41.0677, 63.3060) |
| Luminance | 0.4107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.62
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.03
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.13
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA2CD #B2CDA2
analogous
#A8A2CD #BDA2CD #CDA2C8
triadic
#BDA2CD #CDBDA2 #A2CDBD
tetradic
#BDA2CD #CDA8A2 #B2CDA2 #A2C8CD
square
#BDA2CD #CDA8A2 #B2CDA2 #A2C8CD
split-complementary
#BDA2CD #C8CDA2 #A2CDA8
monochromatic
#84569F #A17AB8 #BDA2CD #D9CAE2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BDA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#BDA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA2CD
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA2CD | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.067 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bddc',
500: '#bda2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda2cd; $custom-light: #d1bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.674,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75018,
"c": 0.06743,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.41067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA2CD
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A93D65
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183