#BDB7CC#BDB7CC
#BDB7CC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.030 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB7CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 183, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 17%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 10%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.48, 6.11, -9.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.48, 11.56, 301.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.09% 0.0145 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.09% 0.03 298.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8168, 49.0454, 64.0099) |
| Luminance | 0.4904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.47
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.52
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.43
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.65
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 10.96
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB7CC #C6CCB7
analogous
#B7BBCC #BDB7CC #C7B7CC
triadic
#BDB7CC #CCBDB7 #B7CCBD
tetradic
#BDB7CC #CCB7BB #C6CCB7 #B7CCC7
square
#BDB7CC #CCB7BB #C6CCB7 #B7CCC7
split-complementary
#BDB7CC #CCC7B7 #BBCCB7
monochromatic
#7B6F99 #9C93B3 #BDB7CC #DEDBE5 #EFEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#BDB7CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#BDB7CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB7CC
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB7CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB7CC | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBBABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb7cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 183, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.030 298.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ccdb',
500: '#bdb7cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb7cc; $custom-light: #d1ccdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb7cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 183,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 17.073,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7909,
"c": 0.03006,
"h": 298.8
},
"luminance": 0.49045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB7CC
secondary
#E7E9E2
accent
#9B4A84
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#141315
muted
#828283