#BDA3CE#BDA3CE
#BDA3CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.067 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, 17.48, -18.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 25.37, 313.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% 0.0447 -0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.067 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2222, 41.4698, 64.0027) |
| Luminance | 0.4147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.17
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.09
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA3CE #B4CEA3
analogous
#A8A3CE #BDA3CE #CEA3C9
triadic
#BDA3CE #CEBDA3 #A3CEBD
tetradic
#BDA3CE #CEA8A3 #B4CEA3 #A3C9CE
square
#BDA3CE #CEA8A3 #B4CEA3 #A3C9CE
split-complementary
#BDA3CE #C9CEA3 #A3CEA8
monochromatic
#8356A1 #A07BB9 #BDA3CE #DACBE3 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BDA3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#BDA3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA3CE
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA3CE | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA8B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.067 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bedd',
500: '#bda3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda3ce; $custom-light: #d1bedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.279,
"s": 30.496,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75245,
"c": 0.06691,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.41469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA3CE
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A93C67
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183