#BDADDB#BDADDB

#BDADDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.067 H 300.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDADDB
RGB	rgb(189, 173, 219)
HSL	hsl(261, 39%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(261, 21%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.43, 14.67, -21.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.43, 25.68, 304.82°)
OKLab	oklab(77.65% 0.0342 -0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(77.65% 0.067 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.7135, 45.8204, 73.2820)
Luminance	0.4582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDADDB #CBDBAD

analogous

#ADB4DB #BDADDB #D4ADDB

triadic

#BDADDB #DBBDAD #ADDBBD

tetradic

#BDADDB #DBADB4 #CBDBAD #ADDBD4

square

#BDADDB #DBADB4 #CBDBAD #ADDBD4

split-complementary

#BDADDB #DBD4AD #B4DBAD

monochromatic

#7958B6 #9B82C8 #BDADDB #DFD8EE #EEEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#BDADDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.16

#BDADDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDADDB

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDADDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDADDB	1.00	2.07	10.16	10.16
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4B4DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7B4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B4BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdaddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 173, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.067 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c5e6',
    500: '#bdaddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdaddb;
$custom-light: #d1c5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdaddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77654,
    "c": 0.06678,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDADDB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B23486

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDADDB

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

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