#BFA1CC#BFA1CC
#BFA1CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.069 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 161, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, 18.84, -17.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 25.95, 316.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.97% 0.0493 -0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.97% 0.069 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1281, 40.9263, 62.6373) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.93
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.15
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.98
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.23
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA1CC #AECCA1
analogous
#AAA1CC #BFA1CC #CCA1C4
triadic
#BFA1CC #CCBFA1 #A1CCBF
tetradic
#BFA1CC #CCAAA1 #AECCA1 #A1C4CC
square
#BFA1CC #CCAAA1 #AECCA1 #A1C4CC
split-complementary
#BFA1CC #C4CCA1 #A1CCAA
monochromatic
#88559D #A479B6 #BFA1CC #DAC9E2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BFA1CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#BFA1CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA1CC
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA1CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA1CC | 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)
#9CAACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa1cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 161, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.069 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bddb',
500: '#bfa1cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa1cc; $custom-light: #d2bddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa1cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 161,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.86,
"s": 29.655,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74973,
"c": 0.06897,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.40926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA1CC
secondary
#E2EADF
accent
#A83D5E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183