#BDABDF#BDABDF

#BDABDF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.075 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDABDF
RGB	rgb(189, 171, 223)
HSL	hsl(261, 45%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(261, 23%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.07, 16.63, -23.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.07, 29.04, 304.92°)
OKLab	oklab(77.42% 0.0383 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(77.42% 0.075 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.8657, 45.2723, 75.9618)
Luminance	0.4527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDABDF #CDDFAB

analogous

#ABB3DF #BDABDF #D7ABDF

triadic

#BDABDF #DFBDAB #ABDFBD

tetradic

#BDABDF #DFABB3 #CDDFAB #ABDFD7

square

#BDABDF #DFABB3 #CDDFAB #ABDFD7

split-complementary

#BDABDF #DFD7AB #B3DFAB

monochromatic

#7752BD #9A7FCE #BDABDF #E0D7F0 #EEE9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#BDABDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.05

#BDABDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDABDF

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDABDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDABDF	1.00	2.09	10.05	10.05
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B3E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4B3DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7B3BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdabdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.075 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c4e9',
    500: '#bdabdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdabdf;
$custom-light: #d1c4e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdabdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.769,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 77.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77423,
    "c": 0.07546,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.45272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDABDF

secondary

#E8EEDD

accent

#B82E88

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDABDF

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

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