#BFA5D1#BFA5D1
#BFA5D1 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.068 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA5D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 21%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.28, 17.64, -18.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.28, 25.82, 313.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% 0.0449 -0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.068 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4477, 42.5905, 66.0831) |
| Luminance | 0.4259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.33
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.81
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA5D1 #B7D1A5
analogous
#A9A5D1 #BFA5D1 #D1A5CD
triadic
#BFA5D1 #D1BFA5 #A5D1BF
tetradic
#BFA5D1 #D1A9A5 #B7D1A5 #A5CDD1
square
#BFA5D1 #D1A9A5 #B7D1A5 #A5CDD1
split-complementary
#BFA5D1 #CDD1A5 #A5D1A9
monochromatic
#8555A6 #A27CBC #BFA5D1 #DCCDE6 #F1EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BFA5D1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#BFA5D1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA5D1
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA5D1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA5D1 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FADD3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AFD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDAAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa5d1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.068 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bfdf',
500: '#bfa5d1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa5d1; $custom-light: #d2bfdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa5d1",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.455,
"s": 32.353,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75918,
"c": 0.06802,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.4259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA5D1
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#AB3A69
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183