#BF97CD#BF97CD
#BF97CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.088 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF97CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 151, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.74, 24.59, -22.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.74, 33.01, 318.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.15% 0.0646 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.15% 0.088 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5703, 37.6182, 62.7116) |
| Luminance | 0.3762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.04
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.57
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.64
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF97CD #A5CD97
analogous
#A497CD #BF97CD #CD97C0
triadic
#BF97CD #CDBF97 #97CDBF
tetradic
#BF97CD #CDA497 #A5CD97 #97C0CD
square
#BF97CD #CDA497 #A5CD97 #97C0CD
split-complementary
#BF97CD #C0CD97 #97CDA4
monochromatic
#894C9E #A66EB9 #BF97CD #D8C0E1 #F2EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BF97CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#BF97CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF97CD
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF97CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF97CD | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9DAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf97cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 151, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.088 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b6dc',
500: '#bf97cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf97cd; $custom-light: #d3b6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf97cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 151,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.444,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7315,
"c": 0.08806,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.37617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF97CD
secondary
#DCE8D8
accent
#AE3856
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083