#BDABBC#BDABBC

#BDABBC is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.031 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABBC
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 188)
HSL	hsl(303, 12%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(303, 10%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 0.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.94, 9.54, -6.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.94, 11.44, 326.50°)
OKLab	oklab(76.18% 0.0264 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(76.18% 0.031 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(44.6250, 43.5760, 53.6273)
Luminance	0.4358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABBC #ABBDAC

analogous

#B5ABBD #BDABBC #BDABB3

triadic

#BDABBC #BCBDAB #ABBCBD

tetradic

#BDABBC #BDB5AB #ABBDAC #ABB3BD

square

#BDABBC #BDB5AB #ABBDAC #ABB3BD

split-complementary

#BDABBC #B3BDAB #ABBDB5

monochromatic

#856983 #A289A1 #BDABBC #D8CDD7 #F2EEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#BDABBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#BDABBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABBC

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABBC	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAAFBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEACB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.031 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c4d0',
    500: '#bdabbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdabbc;
$custom-light: #d1c4d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.333,
    "s": 12,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76176,
    "c": 0.03128,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.43575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABBC

secondary

#DFE4E0

accent

#96534F

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F9

border

#D2D1D2

text

#141214

muted

#828182

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABBC

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

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