#BDAEDB#BDAEDB

#BDAEDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.065 H 300.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDAEDB
RGB	rgb(189, 174, 219)
HSL	hsl(260, 38%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(260, 21%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.68, 14.12, -20.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.68, 25.06, 304.29°)
OKLab	oklab(77.85% 0.0327 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(77.85% 0.065 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(48.9059, 46.2053, 73.3461)
Luminance	0.4621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDAEDB #CCDBAE

analogous

#AEB6DB #BDAEDB #D4AEDB

triadic

#BDAEDB #DBBDAE #AEDBBD

tetradic

#BDAEDB #DBAEB6 #CCDBAE #AEDBD4

square

#BDAEDB #DBAEB6 #CCDBAE #AEDBD4

split-complementary

#BDAEDB #DBD4AE #B6DBAE

monochromatic

#7859B5 #9A84C8 #BDAEDB #E0D8EE #EEEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#BDAEDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.24

#BDAEDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDAEDB

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDAEDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDAEDB	1.00	2.05	10.24	10.24
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B5DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B5DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B4BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdaedb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 174, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.065 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c6e6',
    500: '#bdaedb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdaedb;
$custom-light: #d1c6e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdaedb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 77.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77847,
    "c": 0.06513,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.46205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDAEDB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B13488

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDAEDB

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

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