#BDABBF#BDABBF

#BDABBF is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.035 H 322.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABBF
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 191)
HSL	hsl(294, 14%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(294, 10%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.03, 10.11, -7.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.03, 12.79, 322.22°)
OKLab	oklab(76.27% 0.0275 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(76.27% 0.035 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(44.9518, 43.7067, 55.3483)
Luminance	0.4371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABBF #ADBFAB

analogous

#B3ABBF #BDABBF #BFABB7

triadic

#BDABBF #BFBDAB #ABBFBD

tetradic

#BDABBF #BFB3AB #ADBFAB #ABB7BF

square

#BDABBF #BFB3AB #ADBFAB #ABB7BF

split-complementary

#BDABBF #B7BFAB #ABBFB3

monochromatic

#856888 #A288A5 #BDABBF #D8CED9 #F1EEF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#BDABBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.74

#BDABBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABBF

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABBF	1.00	2.16	9.74	9.74
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAAFC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADB1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BEADB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.035 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c4d2',
    500: '#bdabbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdabbf;
$custom-light: #d1c4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 13.514,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76273,
    "c": 0.03454,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABBF

secondary

#E1E6E0

accent

#984E55

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F9

border

#D2D1D2

text

#141214

muted

#828182

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABBF

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

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