#BDAADD#BDAADD

#BDAADD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.074 H 301.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDAADD
RGB	rgb(189, 170, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 43%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(262, 23%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.75, 16.75, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.75, 28.62, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(77.15% 0.0391 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(77.15% 0.074 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(48.4095, 44.7887, 74.4873)
Luminance	0.4479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDAADD #CADDAA

analogous

#AAB1DD #BDAADD #D7AADD

triadic

#BDAADD #DDBDAA #AADDBD

tetradic

#BDAADD #DDAAB1 #CADDAA #AADDD7

square

#BDAADD #DDAAB1 #CADDAA #AADDD7

split-complementary

#BDAADD #DDD7AA #B1DDAA

monochromatic

#7953BA #9B7ECC #BDAADD #DFD6EE #EEE9F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BDAADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#BDAADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDAADD

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDAADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDAADD	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0B2DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3B2DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B1BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdaadd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.074 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c3e7',
    500: '#bdaadd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdaadd;
$custom-light: #d1c3e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdaadd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.353,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77153,
    "c": 0.07442,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.44789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDAADD

secondary

#E7EDDE

accent

#B63084

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F7FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDAADD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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