#BFA0CC#BFA0CC
#BFA0CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.071 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 160, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 30%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, 19.40, -18.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 26.61, 316.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.78% 0.0508 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.78% 0.071 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9541, 40.5782, 62.5792) |
| Luminance | 0.4058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.02
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA0CC #ADCCA0
analogous
#A9A0CC #BFA0CC #CCA0C3
triadic
#BFA0CC #CCBFA0 #A0CCBF
tetradic
#BFA0CC #CCA9A0 #ADCCA0 #A0C3CC
square
#BFA0CC #CCA9A0 #ADCCA0 #A0C3CC
split-complementary
#BFA0CC #C3CCA0 #A0CCA9
monochromatic
#88549D #A478B7 #BFA0CC #DAC8E1 #F2EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BFA0CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#BFA0CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA0CC
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA0CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA0CC | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa0cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 160, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.071 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bcdb',
500: '#bfa0cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa0cc; $custom-light: #d2bcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa0cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 160,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.273,
"s": 30.137,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74784,
"c": 0.07076,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.40578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA0CC
secondary
#E2EADE
accent
#A93D5D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183