#BF8CD4#BF8CD4

#BF8CD4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.116 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8CD4
RGB	rgb(191, 140, 212)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(283, 34%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.43, 32.11, -29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.43, 43.58, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(71.47% 0.083 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(71.47% 0.116 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(42.7458, 34.5869, 66.6987)
Luminance	0.3459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8CD4 #A1D48C

analogous

#9B8CD4 #BF8CD4 #D48CC5

triadic

#BF8CD4 #D4BF8C #8CD4BF

tetradic

#BF8CD4 #D49B8C #A1D48C #8CC5D4

square

#BF8CD4 #D49B8C #A1D48C #8CC5D4

split-complementary

#BF8CD4 #C5D48C #8CD49B

monochromatic

#893EA7 #A65FC3 #BF8CD4 #D8B9E5 #F1E5F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#BF8CD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.92

#BF8CD4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8CD4

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8CD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8CD4	1.00	2.65	7.92	7.92
#FFFFFF	2.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#819CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA0D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE95A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8cd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 140, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.116 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3aee1',
    500: '#bf8cd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8cd4;
$custom-light: #d3aee1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8cd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 45.57,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71473,
    "c": 0.11578,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.34586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8CD4

secondary

#DAE8D3

accent

#B92D56

background

#FDFAFD

surface

#FAF4FB

border

#D3CED4

text

#141015

muted

#837F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8CD4

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

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