#BDA4CF#BDA4CF
#BDA4CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.066 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 164, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 31%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 20.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.78, 17.13, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.78, 25.22, 312.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.47% 0.0435 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.47% 0.066 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5223, 41.8751, 64.7039) |
| Luminance | 0.4188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.33
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.07
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA4CF #B6CFA4
analogous
#A8A4CF #BDA4CF #CFA4CB
triadic
#BDA4CF #CFBDA4 #A4CFBD
tetradic
#BDA4CF #CFA8A4 #B6CFA4 #A4CBCF
square
#BDA4CF #CFA8A4 #B6CFA4 #A4CBCF
split-complementary
#BDA4CF #CBCFA4 #A4CFA8
monochromatic
#8356A3 #A07CBA #BDA4CF #DACCE4 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BDA4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#BDA4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA4CF
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA4CF | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EACD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.066 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfdd',
500: '#bda4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda4cf; $custom-light: #d1bfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 164,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.884,
"s": 30.935,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75474,
"c": 0.06641,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.41875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA4CF
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#AA3C6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183