#BDAABD#BDAABD
#BDAABD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.034 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 13%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, 10.28, -7.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 12.55, 324.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% 0.0283 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.034 325.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5450, 43.2429, 54.1343) |
| Luminance | 0.4324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.52
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.46
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.47
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.08
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 11.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAABD #AABDAA
analogous
#B3AABD #BDAABD #BDAAB3
triadic
#BDAABD #BDBDAA #AABDBD
tetradic
#BDAABD #BDB3AA #AABDAA #AAB3BD
square
#BDAABD #BDB3AA #AABDAA #AAB3BD
split-complementary
#BDAABD #B3BDAA #AABDB3
monochromatic
#856785 #A288A2 #BDAABD #D8CCD8 #F2EEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BDAABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BDAABD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAABD
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAABD | 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)
#A9AEBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB1BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEABB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaabd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.034 325.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c3d0',
500: '#bdaabd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaabd; $custom-light: #d1c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaabd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 12.583,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76011,
"c": 0.03415,
"h": 325.9
},
"luminance": 0.43242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAABD
secondary
#DFE4DF
accent
#974F4F
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F7F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182