#BF8ACE#BF8ACE
#BF8ACE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.112 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 138, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.73, 31.99, -27.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.73, 41.98, 319.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.87% 0.0844 -0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.87% 0.112 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7134, 33.7106, 62.6900) |
| Luminance | 0.3371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.15
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.51
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.86
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.17
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8ACE #99CE8A
analogous
#9D8ACE #BF8ACE #CE8ABB
triadic
#BF8ACE #CEBF8A #8ACEBF
tetradic
#BF8ACE #CE9D8A #99CE8A #8ABBCE
square
#BF8ACE #CE9D8A #99CE8A #8ABBCE
split-complementary
#BF8ACE #BBCE8A #8ACE9D
monochromatic
#88419C #A75FBC #BF8ACE #D7B5E0 #EEE0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#BF8ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#BF8ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8ACE
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8ACE | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8199D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C092A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 138, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.112 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3addd',
500: '#bf8ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8ace; $custom-light: #d3addd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 138,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.765,
"s": 40.964,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70869,
"c": 0.11245,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.3371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8ACE
secondary
#D4E5CF
accent
#B4314E
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#141015
muted
#837F83