#BF91CD#BF91CD
#BF91CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.099 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF91CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 145, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, 27.91, -24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 36.94, 319.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.06% 0.0736 -0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.06% 0.099 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6291, 35.7359, 62.3978) |
| Luminance | 0.3574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.05
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.21
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.65
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.69
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF91CD #9FCD91
analogous
#A191CD #BF91CD #CD91BD
triadic
#BF91CD #CDBF91 #91CDBF
tetradic
#BF91CD #CDA191 #9FCD91 #91BDCD
square
#BF91CD #CDA191 #9FCD91 #91BDCD
split-complementary
#BF91CD #BDCD91 #91CDA1
monochromatic
#89479C #A767BA #BF91CD #D7BBE0 #F0E5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#BF91CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#BF91CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF91CD
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF91CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF91CD | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf91cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 145, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.099 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b1dc',
500: '#bf91cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf91cd; $custom-light: #d3b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf91cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 145,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72063,
"c": 0.09882,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.35735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF91CD
secondary
#D8E6D4
accent
#B03552
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF5FB
border
#D3CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#838083