#BDABBD#BDABBD

#BDABBD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.032 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABBD
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 189)
HSL	hsl(300, 12%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(300, 10%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.97, 9.73, -6.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.97, 11.89, 324.96°)
OKLab	oklab(76.21% 0.0268 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(76.21% 0.032 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(44.7332, 43.6193, 54.1970)
Luminance	0.4362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABBD #ABBDAB

analogous

#B4ABBD #BDABBD #BDABB4

triadic

#BDABBD #BDBDAB #ABBDBD

tetradic

#BDABBD #BDB4AB #ABBDAB #ABB4BD

square

#BDABBD #BDB4AB #ABBDAB #ABB4BD

split-complementary

#BDABBD #B4BDAB #ABBDB4

monochromatic

#856985 #A289A2 #BDABBD #D8CDD8 #F2EEF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#BDABBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#BDABBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABBD

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABBD	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)

#AAAFBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEACB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.032 325.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 12,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76208,
    "c": 0.03233,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.43619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABBD

secondary

#DFE4DF

accent

#964F4F

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F9

border

#D2D1D2

text

#141214

muted

#828182

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABBD

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

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