#BDA7CD#BDA7CD
#BDA7CD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.059 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, 15.06, -16.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 22.26, 312.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% 0.0384 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.059 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8226, 42.8644, 63.6054) |
| Luminance | 0.4286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.81
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.73
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.81
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA7CD #B7CDA7
analogous
#AAA7CD #BDA7CD #CDA7CA
triadic
#BDA7CD #CDBDA7 #A7CDBD
tetradic
#BDA7CD #CDAAA7 #B7CDA7 #A7CACD
square
#BDA7CD #CDAAA7 #B7CDA7 #A7CACD
split-complementary
#BDA7CD #CACDA7 #A7CDAA
monochromatic
#825A9F #A080B7 #BDA7CD #DACEE3 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BDA7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#BDA7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA7CD
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA7CD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCACB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.059 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c1dc',
500: '#bda7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda7cd; $custom-light: #d1c1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.737,
"s": 27.536,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75976,
"c": 0.05861,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.42864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA7CD
secondary
#E5EAE1
accent
#A63F6B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183