#BFA4BD#BFA4BD
#BFA4BD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.047 H 328.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 164, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 17%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 14%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.39, 14.27, -9.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.39, 16.96, 327.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.02% 0.0396 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.02% 0.047 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9455, 41.3022, 53.7913) |
| Luminance | 0.4130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.45
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.11
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.16
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.58
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.06
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA4BD #A4BFA6
analogous
#B4A4BF #BFA4BD #BFA4B0
triadic
#BFA4BD #BDBFA4 #A4BDBF
tetradic
#BFA4BD #BFB4A4 #A4BFA6 #A4B0BF
square
#BFA4BD #BFB4A4 #A4BFA6 #A4B0BF
split-complementary
#BFA4BD #B0BFA4 #A4BFB4
monochromatic
#896086 #A680A3 #BFA4BD #D8C8D7 #F2ECF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BFA4BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#BFA4BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA4BD
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA4BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA4BD | 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)
#A3AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ADBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa4bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 164, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.047 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bfd0',
500: '#bfa4bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa4bd; $custom-light: #d2bfd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa4bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 164,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.444,
"s": 17.419,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75018,
"c": 0.04655,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.41301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA4BD
secondary
#DCE3DC
accent
#9C504A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F7F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182