#BDB0DB#BDB0DB

#BDB0DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.062 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB0DB
RGB	rgb(189, 176, 219)
HSL	hsl(258, 37%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(258, 20%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.18, 13.02, -19.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.18, 23.82, 303.13°)
OKLab	oklab(78.24% 0.0298 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(78.24% 0.062 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(49.2952, 46.9838, 73.4759)
Luminance	0.4698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB0DB #CEDBB0

analogous

#B0B8DB #BDB0DB #D3B0DB

triadic

#BDB0DB #DBBDB0 #B0DBBD

tetradic

#BDB0DB #DBB0B8 #CEDBB0 #B0DBD3

square

#BDB0DB #DBB0B8 #CEDBB0 #B0DBD3

split-complementary

#BDB0DB #DBD3B0 #B8DBB0

monochromatic

#775CB5 #9A86C8 #BDB0DB #E0DAEE #EDEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#BDB0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.40

#BDB0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB0DB

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB0DB	1.00	2.02	10.40	10.40
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8B6DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B6DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B6BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 176, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.062 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c7e6',
    500: '#bdb0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb0db;
$custom-light: #d1c7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 77.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78235,
    "c": 0.06187,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.46984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB0DB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B0358B

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB0DB

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

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