#BFA1CA#BFA1CA
#BFA1CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.067 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 161, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 28%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, 18.44, -16.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 24.98, 317.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.9% 0.0486 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.9% 0.067 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8898, 40.8310, 61.3820) |
| Luminance | 0.4083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.42
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA1CA #ACCAA1
analogous
#AAA1CA #BFA1CA #CAA1C0
triadic
#BFA1CA #CABFA1 #A1CABF
tetradic
#BFA1CA #CAAAA1 #ACCAA1 #A1C0CA
square
#BFA1CA #CAAAA1 #ACCAA1 #A1C0CA
split-complementary
#BFA1CA #C0CAA1 #A1CAAA
monochromatic
#88579A #A47AB4 #BFA1CA #DAC8E0 #F2EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BFA1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#BFA1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA1CA
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA1CA | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 161, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.067 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bdda',
500: '#bfa1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa1ca; $custom-light: #d2bdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 161,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.902,
"s": 27.891,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74899,
"c": 0.06658,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.4083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA1CA
secondary
#E1E9DE
accent
#A73F5B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#828183