#BF9CD0#BF9CD0
#BF9CD0 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.083 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 156, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 36%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 25%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, 22.42, -21.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 31.20, 315.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% 0.058 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.083 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7577, 39.4080, 64.9110) |
| Luminance | 0.3941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.84
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.98
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.33
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9CD0 #ADD09C
analogous
#A59CD0 #BF9CD0 #D09CC7
triadic
#BF9CD0 #D0BF9C #9CD0BF
tetradic
#BF9CD0 #D0A59C #ADD09C #9CC7D0
square
#BF9CD0 #D0A59C #ADD09C #9CC7D0
split-complementary
#BF9CD0 #C7D09C #9CD0A5
monochromatic
#884EA4 #A473BC #BF9CD0 #DAC6E4 #F2EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BF9CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#BF9CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9CD0
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9CD0 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CAACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 156, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.083 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b9de',
500: '#bf9cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9cd0; $custom-light: #d2b9de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 156,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.385,
"s": 35.616,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74188,
"c": 0.08271,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.39407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9CD0
secondary
#E2EBDD
accent
#AE375E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083