#BE8BDA#BE8BDA
#BE8BDA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.124 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 139, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 52%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 36%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, 33.60, -32.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 47.06, 315.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.46% 0.0847 -0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.46% 0.124 313) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1206, 34.4751, 70.6989) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.57
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.59
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.80
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.03
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8BDA #A7DA8B
analogous
#968BDA #BE8BDA #DA8BCF
triadic
#BE8BDA #DABE8B #8BDABE
tetradic
#BE8BDA #DA968B #A7DA8B #8BCFDA
square
#BE8BDA #DA968B #A7DA8B #8BCFDA
split-complementary
#BE8BDA #CFDA8B #8BDA96
monochromatic
#8739B2 #A45DCB #BE8BDA #D8B9E9 #F2E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BE8BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#BE8BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8BDA
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8BDA | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D9CDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A0D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC96A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 139, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.124 313.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ade5',
500: '#be8bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8bda; $custom-light: #d2ade5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 139,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.734,
"s": 51.634,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71463,
"c": 0.12409,
"h": 313
},
"luminance": 0.34474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8BDA
secondary
#DDEBD5
accent
#BF265D
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FC
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84