#BF9FDA#BF9FDA
#BF9FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.090 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.13, 22.83, -25.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.13, 34.27, 311.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% 0.0565 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.09 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5366, 40.9350, 71.7657) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.10
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.24
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.88
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.28
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9FDA #BADA9F
analogous
#A29FDA #BF9FDA #DA9FD8
triadic
#BF9FDA #DABF9F #9FDABF
tetradic
#BF9FDA #DAA29F #BADA9F #9FD8DA
square
#BF9FDA #DAA29F #BADA9F #9FD8DA
split-complementary
#BF9FDA #D8DA9F #9FDAA2
monochromatic
#8447B8 #A273C9 #BF9FDA #DCCBEB #F0E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BF9FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#BF9FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9FDA
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9FDA | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95AADC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.090 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bbe5',
500: '#bf9fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9fda; $custom-light: #d3bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.542,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7514,
"c": 0.08982,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.40935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9FDA
secondary
#E5EDDE
accent
#B82E6D
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#828184