#BDA6CA#BDA6CA
#BDA6CA is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.057 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 25%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 18%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.12, 15.01, -15.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.12, 21.41, 314.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% 0.0389 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.057 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2814, 42.3559, 61.6557) |
| Luminance | 0.4236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.91
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.38
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.51
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.78
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.09
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA6CA #B3CAA6
analogous
#ABA6CA #BDA6CA #CAA6C5
triadic
#BDA6CA #CABDA6 #A6CABD
tetradic
#BDA6CA #CAABA6 #B3CAA6 #A6C5CA
square
#BDA6CA #CAABA6 #B3CAA6 #A6C5CA
split-complementary
#BDA6CA #C5CAA6 #A6CAAB
monochromatic
#835C9A #A180B3 #BDA6CA #D9CCE1 #F1ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#BDA6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#BDA6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA6CA
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA6CA | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCAAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.057 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0da',
500: '#bda6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda6ca; $custom-light: #d1c0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.333,
"s": 25.352,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75675,
"c": 0.05662,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.42356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA6CA
secondary
#E4EAE1
accent
#A44265
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183