#BFA1DC#BFA1DC
#BFA1DC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.089 H 307.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA1DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 161, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 46%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 27%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.69, 22.15, -25.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.69, 34.00, 310.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% 0.0542 -0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.089 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1466, 41.7337, 73.2679) |
| Luminance | 0.4173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.89
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.25
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.73
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.43
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.21
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA1DC #BEDCA1
analogous
#A2A1DC #BFA1DC #DCA1DC
triadic
#BFA1DC #DCBFA1 #A1DCBF
tetradic
#BFA1DC #DCA2A1 #BEDCA1 #A1DCDC
square
#BFA1DC #DCA2A1 #BEDCA1 #A1DCDC
split-complementary
#BFA1DC #DCDCA1 #A1DCA2
monochromatic
#8248BB #A174CB #BFA1DC #DDCEED #F0E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BFA1DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#BFA1DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA1DC
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA1DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA1DC | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa1dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 161, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.089 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bde7',
500: '#bfa1dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa1dc; $custom-light: #d3bde7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa1dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 161,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.508,
"s": 45.736,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75592,
"c": 0.08893,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.41733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA1DC
secondary
#E5EEDD
accent
#B92D72
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184