#BF9CDB#BF9CDB
#BF9CDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.096 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9CDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 156, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 24.71, -27.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 36.71, 312.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% 0.0612 -0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.096 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1582, 39.9682, 72.2871) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.74
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.98
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9CDB #B8DB9C
analogous
#9F9CDB #BF9CDB #DB9CD7
triadic
#BF9CDB #DBBF9C #9CDBBF
tetradic
#BF9CDB #DB9F9C #B8DB9C #9CD7DB
square
#BF9CDB #DB9F9C #B8DB9C #9CD7DB
split-complementary
#BF9CDB #D7DB9C #9CDB9F
monochromatic
#8543B9 #A26FCB #BF9CDB #DCC9EB #F0E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BF9CDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BF9CDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9CDB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9CDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9CDB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A8DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AAD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9cdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 156, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.096 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b9e6',
500: '#bf9cdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9cdb; $custom-light: #d3b9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9cdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 156,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74628,
"c": 0.09626,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.39968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9CDB
secondary
#E5EEDD
accent
#BA2C6B
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#838084