#BF87DD#BF87DD
#BF87DD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.135 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF87DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 135, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 56%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.66, 36.74, -35.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.66, 51.19, 315.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0923 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.135 313.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1988, 33.6256, 72.6073) |
| Luminance | 0.3362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.86
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.45
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.83
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.91
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF87DD #A5DD87
analogous
#9487DD #BF87DD #DD87D0
triadic
#BF87DD #DDBF87 #87DDBF
tetradic
#BF87DD #DD9487 #A5DD87 #87D0DD
square
#BF87DD #DD9487 #A5DD87 #87D0DD
split-complementary
#BF87DD #D0DD87 #87DD94
monochromatic
#8934B6 #A657CF #BF87DD #D8B7EB #F2E6F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#BF87DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#BF87DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF87DD
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF87DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF87DD | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#789AE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859EDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD93A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf87dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 135, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.135 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3abe8',
500: '#bf87dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf87dd; $custom-light: #d3abe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf87dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 135,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.07,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71018,
"c": 0.13493,
"h": 313.2
},
"luminance": 0.33625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF87DD
secondary
#DCECD4
accent
#C3225A
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FC
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84