#BF97CB#BF97CB
#BF97CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.086 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF97CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 151, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.67, 24.18, -21.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.67, 32.04, 319.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% 0.064 -0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.086 318.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3304, 37.5222, 61.4482) |
| Luminance | 0.3752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.64
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.95
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF97CB #A3CB97
analogous
#A597CB #BF97CB #CB97BD
triadic
#BF97CB #CBBF97 #97CBBF
tetradic
#BF97CB #CBA597 #A3CB97 #97BDCB
square
#BF97CB #CBA597 #A3CB97 #97BDCB
split-complementary
#BF97CB #BDCB97 #97CBA5
monochromatic
#894D9A #A66EB7 #BF97CB #D8C0DF #F1E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BF97CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#BF97CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF97CB
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF97CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF97CB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf97cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 151, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.086 318.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b6db',
500: '#bf97cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf97cb; $custom-light: #d2b6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf97cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 151,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.154,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73072,
"c": 0.08574,
"h": 318.3
},
"luminance": 0.37521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF97CB
secondary
#DBE6D7
accent
#AC3954
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083