#BFA2CD#BFA2CD
#BFA2CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.068 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.40, 18.49, -17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.40, 25.79, 315.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% 0.0481 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.068 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4239, 41.3253, 63.3294) |
| Luminance | 0.4133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.12
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.05
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.17
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA2CD #B0CDA2
analogous
#AAA2CD #BFA2CD #CDA2C6
triadic
#BFA2CD #CDBFA2 #A2CDBF
tetradic
#BFA2CD #CDAAA2 #B0CDA2 #A2C6CD
square
#BFA2CD #CDAAA2 #B0CDA2 #A2C6CD
split-complementary
#BFA2CD #C6CDA2 #A2CDAA
monochromatic
#87569F #A47AB8 #BFA2CD #DACAE2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BFA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#BFA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA2CD
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA2CD | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.068 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bddc',
500: '#bfa2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa2cd; $custom-light: #d2bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.465,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75199,
"c": 0.06839,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.41325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA2CD
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A93D60
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183