#BF99CA#BF99CA
#BF99CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.081 H 318.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.11, 22.87, -19.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.11, 30.25, 319.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% 0.0607 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.081 318.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5362, 38.1239, 60.9309) |
| Luminance | 0.3812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.12
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.95
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.53
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF99CA #A4CA99
analogous
#A799CA #BF99CA #CA99BD
triadic
#BF99CA #CABF99 #99CABF
tetradic
#BF99CA #CAA799 #A4CA99 #99BDCA
square
#BF99CA #CAA799 #A4CA99 #99BDCA
split-complementary
#BF99CA #BDCA99 #99CAA7
monochromatic
#895099 #A671B5 #BF99CA #D8C1DF #F2EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BF99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#BF99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF99CA
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF99CA | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA7C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.081 318.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b7da',
500: '#bf99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf99ca; $custom-light: #d2b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.531,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73401,
"c": 0.08098,
"h": 318.5
},
"luminance": 0.38123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF99CA
secondary
#DCE6D8
accent
#AA3B54
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083