#BF8CCC#BF8CCC
#BF8CCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.107 H 319.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 140, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, 30.48, -25.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 39.73, 320.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.14% 0.0809 -0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.14% 0.107 319.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7616, 34.1932, 61.5151) |
| Luminance | 0.3419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.23
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.92
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.10
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.47
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.90
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8CCC #99CC8C
analogous
#9F8CCC #BF8CCC #CC8CB9
triadic
#BF8CCC #CCBF8C #8CCCBF
tetradic
#BF8CCC #CC9F8C #99CC8C #8CB9CC
square
#BF8CCC #CC9F8C #99CC8C #8CB9CC
split-complementary
#BF8CCC #B9CC8C #8CCC9F
monochromatic
#88449A #A762B9 #BF8CCC #D7B6DF #EEE1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#BF8CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#BF8CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8CCC
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8CCC | 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)
#849BCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C093A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 140, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.107 319.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3aedb',
500: '#bf8ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8ccc; $custom-light: #d3aedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 140,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.813,
"s": 38.554,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71135,
"c": 0.10664,
"h": 319.3
},
"luminance": 0.34192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8CCC
secondary
#D4E4D0
accent
#B2344D
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#141015
muted
#837F83