#BF99E7#BF99E7
#BF99E7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.117 H 306.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF99E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 153, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 62%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 34%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, 28.96, -34.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 44.76, 310.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% 0.0686 -0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.117 306.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2981, 39.6286, 80.7432) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.93
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.89
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.94
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF99E7 #C1E799
analogous
#999AE7 #BF99E7 #E699E7
triadic
#BF99E7 #E7BF99 #99E7BF
tetradic
#BF99E7 #E7999A #C1E799 #99E7E6
square
#BF99E7 #E7999A #C1E799 #99E7E6
split-complementary
#BF99E7 #E7E699 #9AE799
monochromatic
#8136D0 #A067DB #BF99E7 #DECBF3 #EFE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#BF99E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#BF99E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF99E7
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF99E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF99E7 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A8EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A9E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A4B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf99e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 153, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.117 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b7ef',
500: '#bf99e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf99e7; $custom-light: #d3b7ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf99e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 153,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.231,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74597,
"c": 0.1165,
"h": 306.1
},
"luminance": 0.39628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF99E7
secondary
#E6F1DA
accent
#CA1C75
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#838084