#BF8FDA#BF8FDA
#BF8FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.118 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF8FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 143, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 50%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 34%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, 31.70, -31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 44.59, 315.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% 0.08 -0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.118 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9611, 35.7840, 70.9072) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.93
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.81
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.22
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.75
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.37
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF8FDA #AADA8F
analogous
#998FDA #BF8FDA #DA8FCF
triadic
#BF8FDA #DABF8F #8FDABF
tetradic
#BF8FDA #DA998F #AADA8F #8FCFDA
square
#BF8FDA #DA998F #AADA8F #8FCFDA
split-complementary
#BF8FDA #CFDA8F #8FDA99
monochromatic
#883BB3 #A561CB #BF8FDA #D9BDE9 #F2E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#BF8FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#BF8FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF8FDA
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF8FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF8FDA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829FDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA3D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD99AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf8fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 143, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.118 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b0e5',
500: '#bf8fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf8fda; $custom-light: #d3b0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf8fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 143,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.4,
"s": 50.336,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72257,
"c": 0.1176,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.35783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF8FDA
secondary
#E0ECD8
accent
#BE285E
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF5FC
border
#D3CFD5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84