#BF8BD2#BF8BD2

#BF8BD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.115 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8BD2
RGB	rgb(191, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(284, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(284, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.12, 32.25, -28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.12, 43.25, 318.20°)
OKLab	oklab(71.21% 0.0839 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(71.21% 0.115 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(42.3496, 34.1957, 65.3298)
Luminance	0.3419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8BD2 #9ED28B

analogous

#9B8BD2 #BF8BD2 #D28BC1

triadic

#BF8BD2 #D2BF8B #8BD2BF

tetradic

#BF8BD2 #D29B8B #9ED28B #8BC1D2

square

#BF8BD2 #D29B8B #9ED28B #8BC1D2

split-complementary

#BF8BD2 #C1D28B #8BD29B

monochromatic

#893FA3 #A75FC1 #BF8BD2 #D7B7E3 #F0E3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.68

#BF8BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.84

#BF8BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8BD2

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8BD2	1.00	2.68	7.84	7.84
#FFFFFF	2.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#819BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA0D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF94A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.115 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3ade0',
    500: '#bf8bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8bd2;
$custom-light: #d3ade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.944,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71213,
    "c": 0.11523,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.34195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8BD2

secondary

#D7E7D2

accent

#B72E53

background

#FDFAFD

surface

#FAF4FB

border

#D3CED4

text

#141015

muted

#837F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8BD2

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

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