#BDB2DB#BDB2DB

#BDB2DB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.059 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB2DB
RGB	rgb(189, 178, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 36%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(256, 19%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.68, 11.92, -19.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.68, 22.58, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(78.63% 0.0269 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(78.63% 0.059 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(49.6902, 47.7739, 73.6075)
Luminance	0.4777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB2DB #D0DBB2

analogous

#B2BBDB #BDB2DB #D1B2DB

triadic

#BDB2DB #DBBDB2 #B2DBBD

tetradic

#BDB2DB #DBB2BB #D0DBB2 #B2DBD1

square

#BDB2DB #DBB2BB #D0DBB2 #B2DBD1

split-complementary

#BDB2DB #DBD1B2 #BBDBB2

monochromatic

#765FB4 #9988C8 #BDB2DB #E1DCEE #EDEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.99

#BDB2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.55

#BDB2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB2DB

10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB2DB	1.00	1.99	10.55	10.55
#FFFFFF	1.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAB8DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB7DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B8C0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 178, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.059 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c9e6',
    500: '#bdb2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb2db;
$custom-light: #d1c9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.098,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 77.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78625,
    "c": 0.05865,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.47774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB2DB

secondary

#E9ECDF

accent

#AF368F

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB2DB

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

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