#BDA5CA#BDA5CA
#BDA5CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.058 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA5CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 26%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 18%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.87, 15.56, -15.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.87, 22.06, 314.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.48% 0.0404 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.48% 0.058 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1003, 41.9938, 61.5954) |
| Luminance | 0.4199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.14
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.80
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.73
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA5CA #B2CAA5
analogous
#ABA5CA #BDA5CA #CAA5C5
triadic
#BDA5CA #CABDA5 #A5CABD
tetradic
#BDA5CA #CAABA5 #B2CAA5 #A5C5CA
square
#BDA5CA #CAABA5 #B2CAA5 #A5C5CA
split-complementary
#BDA5CA #C5CAA5 #A5CAAB
monochromatic
#845B9A #A17EB3 #BDA5CA #D9CCE1 #F1ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BDA5CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#BDA5CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA5CA
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA5CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA5CA | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ACCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda5ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.058 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bfda',
500: '#bda5ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda5ca; $custom-light: #d1bfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda5ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.919,
"s": 25.874,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75482,
"c": 0.0584,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.41993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA5CA
secondary
#E4EAE1
accent
#A44164
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183