#BF9ECD#BF9ECD
#BF9ECD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.076 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 20.70, -19.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 28.41, 316.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.45% 0.0541 -0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.45% 0.076 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7305, 39.9385, 63.0983) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.45
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.83
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.40
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9ECD #ACCD9E
analogous
#A79ECD #BF9ECD #CD9EC3
triadic
#BF9ECD #CDBF9E #9ECDBF
tetradic
#BF9ECD #CDA79E #ACCD9E #9EC3CD
square
#BF9ECD #CDA79E #ACCD9E #9EC3CD
split-complementary
#BF9ECD #C3CD9E #9ECDA7
monochromatic
#88529F #A476B8 #BF9ECD #DAC6E2 #F2EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BF9ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BF9ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9ECD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9ECD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 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)
#98A8CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.076 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2badc',
500: '#bf9ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9ecd; $custom-light: #d2badc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.128,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74446,
"c": 0.07554,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.39938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9ECD
secondary
#E1EADD
accent
#AB3B5C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083