#BDB8FF#BDB8FF

#BDB8FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.099 H 287.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB8FF
RGB	rgb(189, 184, 255)
HSL	hsl(244, 100%, 86%)
HSV	hsv(244, 28%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.47, 16.70, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.47, 38.21, 295.92°)
OKLab	oklab(81.21% 0.0294 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(81.21% 0.099 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(56.1722, 52.3187, 101.7274)
Luminance	0.5232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB8FF #FAFFB8

analogous

#B8D6FF #BDB8FF #E0B8FF

triadic

#BDB8FF #FFBDB8 #B8FFBD

tetradic

#BDB8FF #FFB8D6 #FAFFB8 #B8FFE0

square

#BDB8FF #FFB8D6 #FAFFB8 #B8FFE0

split-complementary

#BDB8FF #FFE0B8 #D6FFB8

monochromatic

#4B3EFF #847BFF #BDB8FF #E3E0FF #E3E0FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.83

#BDB8FF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.46

#BDB8FF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB8FF

11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB8FF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB8FF	1.00	1.83	11.46	11.46
#FFFFFF	1.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5C1FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4BEFD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AEC4D1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BFBFBF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb8ff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 184, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.099 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2cdff',
    500: '#bdb8ff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb8ff;
$custom-light: #d2cdff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb8ff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.225,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 86.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81212,
    "c": 0.09942,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.5232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB8FF

secondary

#DFE775

accent

#E600D5

background

#FEFEFF

surface

#FBFAFF

border

#D4D3D7

text

#141318

muted

#838386

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB8FF

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

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