#BDA6DC#BDA6DC
#BDA6DC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.080 H 304.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA6DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 44%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 25%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, 18.74, -24.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 30.62, 307.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% 0.0446 -0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.08 304) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5382, 43.2587, 73.5416) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.57
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.37
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA6DC #C5DCA6
analogous
#A6AADC #BDA6DC #D8A6DC
triadic
#BDA6DC #DCBDA6 #A6DCBD
tetradic
#BDA6DC #DCA6AA #C5DCA6 #A6DCD8
square
#BDA6DC #DCA6AA #C5DCA6 #A6DCD8
split-complementary
#BDA6DC #DCD8A6 #AADCA6
monochromatic
#7C4EB9 #9C7ACB #BDA6DC #DED2ED #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BDA6DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BDA6DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA6DC
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA6DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA6DC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B0DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8AEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda6dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.080 304.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c0e7',
500: '#bda6dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda6dc; $custom-light: #d1c0e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda6dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.556,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76353,
"c": 0.07978,
"h": 304
},
"luminance": 0.43259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA6DC
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B72F7D
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F7FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184