#BDA3D2#BDA3D2
#BDA3D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.072 H 309.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA3D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 163, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 34%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 22%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 22.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.64, 18.30, -20.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.64, 27.40, 311.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.4% 0.046 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.4% 0.072 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7143, 41.6667, 66.5945) |
| Luminance | 0.4167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.05
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.42
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA3D2 #B8D2A3
analogous
#A5A3D2 #BDA3D2 #D2A3D0
triadic
#BDA3D2 #D2BDA3 #A3D2BD
tetradic
#BDA3D2 #D2A5A3 #B8D2A3 #A3D0D2
square
#BDA3D2 #D2A5A3 #B8D2A3 #A3D0D2
split-complementary
#BDA3D2 #D0D2A3 #A3D2A5
monochromatic
#8252A8 #A07ABE #BDA3D2 #DACCE6 #F0EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BDA3D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#BDA3D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA3D2
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA3D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA3D2 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CACD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda3d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 163, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.072 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bee0',
500: '#bda3d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda3d2; $custom-light: #d1bee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda3d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 163,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.191,
"s": 34.307,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75396,
"c": 0.07195,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.41666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA3D2
secondary
#E5ECDF
accent
#AD386D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183