#BDB2DC#BDB2DC

#BDB2DC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.060 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB2DC
RGB	rgb(189, 178, 220)
HSL	hsl(256, 38%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(256, 19%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 19.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.72, 12.13, -19.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.72, 23.12, 301.66°)
OKLab	oklab(78.66% 0.0273 -0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(78.66% 0.06 297)
XYZ	xyz(49.8223, 47.8267, 74.3030)
Luminance	0.4783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB2DC #D1DCB2

analogous

#B2BCDC #BDB2DC #D2B2DC

triadic

#BDB2DC #DCBDB2 #B2DCBD

tetradic

#BDB2DC #DCB2BC #D1DCB2 #B2DCD2

square

#BDB2DC #DCB2BC #D1DCB2 #B2DCD2

split-complementary

#BDB2DC #DCD2B2 #BCDCB2

monochromatic

#755EB6 #9988C9 #BDB2DC #E1DCEF #EDEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.99

#BDB2DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.57

#BDB2DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB2DC

10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB2DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB2DC	1.00	1.99	10.57	10.57
#FFFFFF	1.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAB8DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB7DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8B8C0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb2dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 178, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.060 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1c9e7',
    500: '#bdb2dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb2dc;
$custom-light: #d1c9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb2dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.714,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 78.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78662,
    "c": 0.06003,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.47827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB2DC

secondary

#E9ECDF

accent

#B03590

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB2DC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →