#BF8FDB#BF8FDB

#BF8FDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.119 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8FDB
RGB	rgb(191, 143, 219)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(278, 35%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.39, 31.91, -31.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.39, 45.09, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% 0.0802 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.119 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(44.0924, 35.8365, 71.5985)
Luminance	0.3584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8FDB #ABDB8F

analogous

#998FDB #BF8FDB #DB8FD1

triadic

#BF8FDB #DBBF8F #8FDBBF

tetradic

#BF8FDB #DB998F #ABDB8F #8FD1DB

square

#BF8FDB #DB998F #ABDB8F #8FD1DB

split-complementary

#BF8FDB #D1DB8F #8FDB99

monochromatic

#883AB5 #A561CC #BF8FDB #D9BDEA #F2E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#BF8FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.17

#BF8FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8FDB

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8FDB	1.00	2.57	8.17	8.17
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA3D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD99AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 143, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.119 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3b0e6',
    500: '#bf8fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8fdb;
$custom-light: #d3b0e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72301,
    "c": 0.11879,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.35836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8FDB

secondary

#E0EDD9

accent

#BF275F

background

#FDFAFE

surface

#FAF5FC

border

#D3CFD5

text

#141016

muted

#837F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8FDB

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

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