#BDA3CD#BDA3CD
#BDA3CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.066 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, 17.27, -17.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 24.87, 313.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.21% 0.0444 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.21% 0.066 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1011, 41.4214, 63.3649) |
| Luminance | 0.4142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.37
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.36
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA3CD #B3CDA3
analogous
#A8A3CD #BDA3CD #CDA3C8
triadic
#BDA3CD #CDBDA3 #A3CDBD
tetradic
#BDA3CD #CDA8A3 #B3CDA3 #A3C8CD
square
#BDA3CD #CDA8A3 #B3CDA3 #A3C8CD
split-complementary
#BDA3CD #C8CDA3 #A3CDA8
monochromatic
#83569F #A17BB7 #BDA3CD #D9CBE3 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BDA3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#BDA3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA3CD
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA3CD | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.066 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bedc',
500: '#bda3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda3cd; $custom-light: #d1bedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.143,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75208,
"c": 0.06566,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.41421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA3CD
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A83D66
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183