#BDA9EF#BDA9EF
#BDA9EF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.100 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 69%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 29%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.17, 21.28, -32.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.17, 38.73, 303.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.7% 0.0457 -0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.7% 0.1 297.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7507, 45.4264, 87.7391) |
| Luminance | 0.4543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.36
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.33
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.92
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.12
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA9EF #DBEFA9
analogous
#A9B8EF #BDA9EF #E0A9EF
triadic
#BDA9EF #EFBDA9 #A9EFBD
tetradic
#BDA9EF #EFA9B8 #DBEFA9 #A9EFE0
square
#BDA9EF #EFA9B8 #DBEFA9 #A9EFE0
split-complementary
#BDA9EF #EFE0A9 #B8EFA9
monochromatic
#6E42DC #9575E5 #BDA9EF #E5DDF9 #EBE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#BDA9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#BDA9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA9EF
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA9EF | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B4F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4B4C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.100 297.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c2f4',
500: '#bda9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda9ef; $custom-light: #d2c2f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 68.627,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77696,
"c": 0.10026,
"h": 297.1
},
"luminance": 0.45427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA9EF
secondary
#EBF2D9
accent
#D1159B
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F7FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141217
muted
#828185