#BF9BC2#BF9BC2
#BF9BC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.068 H 323.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 155, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 24%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 20.20, -15.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 25.17, 323.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% 0.0551 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.068 323.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9436, 38.4150, 56.1811) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.23
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.04
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.60
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.64
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9BC2 #9EC29B
analogous
#AB9BC2 #BF9BC2 #C29BB1
triadic
#BF9BC2 #C2BF9B #9BC2BF
tetradic
#BF9BC2 #C2AB9B #9EC29B #9BB1C2
square
#BF9BC2 #C2AB9B #9EC29B #9BB1C2
split-complementary
#BF9BC2 #B1C29B #9BC2AB
monochromatic
#89568D #A775AB #BF9BC2 #D7C1D9 #F0E7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BF9BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BF9BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9BC2
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9BC2 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19EA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 155, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.068 323.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b8d4',
500: '#bf9bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9bc2; $custom-light: #d2b8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 155,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.385,
"s": 24.224,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73476,
"c": 0.06833,
"h": 323.8
},
"luminance": 0.38414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9BC2
secondary
#D7E2D7
accent
#A3434A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083