#BDABCC#BDABCC

#BDABCC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.050 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABCC
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 24%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(273, 16%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.43, 12.66, -14.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.43, 19.16, 311.35°)
OKLab	oklab(76.72% 0.0321 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(76.72% 0.05 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(46.4464, 44.3045, 63.2198)
Luminance	0.4430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABCC #BACCAB

analogous

#ACABCC #BDABCC #CCABCA

triadic

#BDABCC #CCBDAB #ABCCBD

tetradic

#BDABCC #CCACAB #BACCAB #ABCACC

square

#BDABCC #CCACAB #BACCAB #ABCACC

split-complementary

#BDABCC #CACCAB #ABCCAC

monochromatic

#815F9D #9F85B5 #BDABCC #DBD1E3 #F0ECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#BDABCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.86

#BDABCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABCC

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABCC	1.00	2.13	9.86	9.86
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B1CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB2CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BBAFB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.050 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c4db',
    500: '#bdabcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdabcc;
$custom-light: #d1c4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76716,
    "c": 0.05035,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABCC

secondary

#E5EAE1

accent

#A3436E

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FB

border

#D2D1D4

text

#141215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABCC

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

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