#BDABDC#BDABDC

#BDABDC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.071 H 301.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABDC
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 220)
HSL	hsl(262, 41%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(262, 22%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.97, 15.98, -22.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.97, 27.46, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(77.31% 0.0374 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(77.31% 0.071 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.4649, 45.1119, 73.8505)
Luminance	0.4511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABDC #CADCAB

analogous

#ABB2DC #BDABDC #D6ABDC

triadic

#BDABDC #DCBDAB #ABDCBD

tetradic

#BDABDC #DCABB2 #CADCAB #ABDCD6

square

#BDABDC #DCABB2 #CADCAB #ABDCD6

split-complementary

#BDABDC #DCD6AB #B2DCAB

monochromatic

#7955B8 #9B80CA #BDABDC #DFD6EE #EEE9F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#BDABDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.02

#BDABDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABDC

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABDC	1.00	2.10	10.02	10.02
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B3DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5B3DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B2BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.071 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c4e7',
    500: '#bdabdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdabdc;
$custom-light: #d1c4e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.041,
    "s": 41.176,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77307,
    "c": 0.07142,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.45112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABDC

secondary

#E7EDDE

accent

#B43184

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABDC

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

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