#BF9ECC#BF9ECC
#BF9ECC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.074 H 316.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 158, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.39, 20.50, -18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.39, 27.92, 317.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% 0.0538 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.074 316.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6101, 39.8904, 62.4646) |
| Luminance | 0.3989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.05
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.66
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9ECC #ABCC9E
analogous
#A89ECC #BF9ECC #CC9EC2
triadic
#BF9ECC #CCBF9E #9ECCBF
tetradic
#BF9ECC #CCA89E #ABCC9E #9EC2CC
square
#BF9ECC #CCA89E #ABCC9E #9EC2CC
split-complementary
#BF9ECC #C2CC9E #9ECCA8
monochromatic
#88539D #A576B7 #BF9ECC #D9C6E1 #F2EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BF9ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#BF9ECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9ECC
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9ECC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 158, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.074 316.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2badb',
500: '#bf9ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9ecc; $custom-light: #d2badb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 158,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.043,
"s": 31.081,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74408,
"c": 0.07434,
"h": 316.3
},
"luminance": 0.3989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9ECC
secondary
#E0E9DD
accent
#AA3C5B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083