#BDA4BD#BDA4BD
#BDA4BD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.045 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 164, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 16%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 13%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.21, 13.58, -9.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.21, 16.54, 325.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.83% 0.0374 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.83% 0.045 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4458, 41.0445, 53.7679) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.79
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.20
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.57
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.07
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.13
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA4BD #A4BDA4
analogous
#B1A4BD #BDA4BD #BDA4B1
triadic
#BDA4BD #BDBDA4 #A4BDBD
tetradic
#BDA4BD #BDB1A4 #A4BDA4 #A4B1BD
square
#BDA4BD #BDB1A4 #A4BDA4 #A4B1BD
split-complementary
#BDA4BD #B1BDA4 #A4BDB1
monochromatic
#866186 #A381A3 #BDA4BD #D7C7D7 #F0EBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BDA4BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#BDA4BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA4BD
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA4BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA4BD | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda4bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.045 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfd0',
500: '#bda4bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda4bd; $custom-light: #d1bfd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda4bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 164,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 15.924,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74835,
"c": 0.04509,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.41044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA4BD
secondary
#DBE2DB
accent
#9A4B4B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F7F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182