#BDA3BC#BDA3BC
#BDA3BC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.046 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 0.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.93, 13.94, -9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.93, 16.76, 326.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% 0.0386 -0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.046 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1594, 40.6447, 53.1388) |
| Luminance | 0.4064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.65
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.43
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.23
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.83
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.90
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA3BC #A3BDA4
analogous
#B1A3BD #BDA3BC #BDA3AF
triadic
#BDA3BC #BCBDA3 #A3BCBD
tetradic
#BDA3BC #BDB1A3 #A3BDA4 #A3AFBD
square
#BDA3BC #BDB1A3 #A3BDA4 #A3AFBD
split-complementary
#BDA3BC #AFBDA3 #A3BDB1
monochromatic
#866084 #A37FA2 #BDA3BC #D7C7D6 #F0EAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BDA3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#BDA3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA3BC
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA3BC | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.046 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bed0',
500: '#bda3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda3bc; $custom-light: #d1bed0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.308,
"s": 16.456,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74607,
"c": 0.04585,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.40644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA3BC
secondary
#DAE2DA
accent
#9B4E4B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182