#BDA2CE#BDA2CE
#BDA2CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.069 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 162, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, 18.03, -18.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 26.02, 313.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.06% 0.0462 -0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.06% 0.069 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0453, 41.1161, 63.9437) |
| Luminance | 0.4112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.83
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.38
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.86
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA2CE #B3CEA2
analogous
#A7A2CE #BDA2CE #CEA2C9
triadic
#BDA2CE #CEBDA2 #A2CEBD
tetradic
#BDA2CE #CEA7A2 #B3CEA2 #A2C9CE
square
#BDA2CE #CEA7A2 #B3CEA2 #A2C9CE
split-complementary
#BDA2CE #C9CEA2 #A2CEA7
monochromatic
#8355A1 #A17AB9 #BDA2CE #D9CAE3 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BDA2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#BDA2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA2CE
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA2CE | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAAD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 162, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.069 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bddd',
500: '#bda2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda2ce; $custom-light: #d1bddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 162,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.818,
"s": 30.986,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75055,
"c": 0.06868,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.41116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA2CE
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#AA3C66
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183