#BFA3BF#BFA3BF
#BFA3BF is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.050 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA3BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 18%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 15%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 15.20, -10.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 18.50, 325.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.89% 0.0419 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.89% 0.05 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9858, 41.0331, 54.8831) |
| Luminance | 0.4103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.58
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.36
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.41
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.60
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.10
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA3BF #A3BFA3
analogous
#B1A3BF #BFA3BF #BFA3B1
triadic
#BFA3BF #BFBFA3 #A3BFBF
tetradic
#BFA3BF #BFB1A3 #A3BFA3 #A3B1BF
square
#BFA3BF #BFB1A3 #A3BFA3 #A3B1BF
split-complementary
#BFA3BF #B1BFA3 #A3BFB1
monochromatic
#895F89 #A67FA6 #BFA3BF #D8C7D8 #F1EBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BFA3BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#BFA3BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA3BF
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA3BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA3BF | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A9C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ADBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa3bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.050 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bed2',
500: '#bfa3bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa3bf; $custom-light: #d2bed2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa3bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 17.949,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74892,
"c": 0.05046,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.41032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA3BF
secondary
#DBE3DB
accent
#9C4949
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182