#BF8AEE#BF8AEE
#BF8AEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.150 H 307.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 138, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 38.78, -42.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 57.79, 312.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.33% 0.0913 -0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.33% 0.15 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0039, 35.4268, 85.2869) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.40
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.43
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.61
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8AEE #B9EE8A
analogous
#8D8AEE #BF8AEE #EE8AEB
triadic
#BF8AEE #EEBF8A #8AEEBF
tetradic
#BF8AEE #EE8D8A #B9EE8A #8AEBEE
square
#BF8AEE #EE8D8A #B9EE8A #8AEBEE
split-complementary
#BF8AEE #EBEE8A #8AEE8D
monochromatic
#8420DD #A255E6 #BF8AEE #DCBFF6 #F0E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BF8AEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BF8AEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8AEE
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8AEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8AEE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739FF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A1EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89AB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8aee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 138, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.150 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4adf4',
500: '#bf8aee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8aee; $custom-light: #d4adf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8aee",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 138,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.8,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7233,
"c": 0.15009,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.35426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8AEE
secondary
#E5F3D8
accent
#D70F6D
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85