#BF9BBC#BF9BBC
#BF9BBC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.062 H 328.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9BBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 155, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 1.6%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.13, 19.06, -11.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.13, 22.51, 327.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% 0.0531 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.062 328.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2833, 38.1509, 52.7036) |
| Luminance | 0.3815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.66
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.41
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.51
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.85
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.18
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9BBC #9BBF9E
analogous
#B09BBF #BF9BBC #BF9BAA
triadic
#BF9BBC #BCBF9B #9BBCBF
tetradic
#BF9BBC #BFB09B #9BBF9E #9BAABF
square
#BF9BBC #BFB09B #9BBF9E #9BAABF
split-complementary
#BF9BBC #AABF9B #9BBFB0
monochromatic
#885784 #A776A3 #BF9BBC #D7C0D5 #EFE6EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BF9BBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#BF9BBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9BBC
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9BBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9BBC | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A8BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9bbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 155, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.062 328.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b8d0',
500: '#bf9bbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9bbc; $custom-light: #d2b8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9bbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 155,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73263,
"c": 0.06201,
"h": 328.9
},
"luminance": 0.3815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9BBC
secondary
#D5E0D6
accent
#A04D45
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082