#BDAFDB#BDAFDB

#BDAFDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.064 H 299.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDAFDB
RGB	rgb(189, 175, 219)
HSL	hsl(259, 38%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(259, 20%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.93, 13.57, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.93, 24.44, 303.72°)
OKLab	oklab(78.04% 0.0313 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(78.04% 0.064 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(49.0998, 46.5931, 73.4108)
Luminance	0.4659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDAFDB #CDDBAF

analogous

#AFB7DB #BDAFDB #D3AFDB

triadic

#BDAFDB #DBBDAF #AFDBBD

tetradic

#BDAFDB #DBAFB7 #CDDBAF #AFDBD3

square

#BDAFDB #DBAFB7 #CDDBAF #AFDBD3

split-complementary

#BDAFDB #DBD3AF #B7DBAF

monochromatic

#775BB5 #9A85C8 #BDAFDB #E0D9EE #EEEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#BDAFDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.32

#BDAFDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDAFDB

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDAFDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDAFDB	1.00	2.04	10.32	10.32
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B6DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B5DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B5BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdafdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 175, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.064 299.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdafdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 77.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78041,
    "c": 0.0635,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.46593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDAFDB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B13589

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDAFDB

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

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