#BDA3CC#BDA3CC
#BDA3CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.064 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.44, 17.07, -17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.44, 24.37, 314.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.17% 0.044 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.17% 0.064 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9808, 41.3733, 62.7313) |
| Luminance | 0.4137 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.17
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.58
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.63
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA3CC #B2CCA3
analogous
#A9A3CC #BDA3CC #CCA3C7
triadic
#BDA3CC #CCBDA3 #A3CCBD
tetradic
#BDA3CC #CCA9A3 #B2CCA3 #A3C7CC
square
#BDA3CC #CCA9A3 #B2CCA3 #A3C7CC
split-complementary
#BDA3CC #C7CCA3 #A3CCA9
monochromatic
#84579D #A17CB6 #BDA3CC #D9CAE2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BDA3CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#BDA3CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA3CC
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA3CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA3CC | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ADCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda3cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.064 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bedb',
500: '#bda3cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda3cc; $custom-light: #d1bedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda3cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.049,
"s": 28.671,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75171,
"c": 0.06442,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.41373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA3CC
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A73E65
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183