#BFA6EE#BFA6EE
#BFA6EE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.104 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 166, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 68%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 30%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, 23.31, -32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 40.18, 305.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.27% 0.0519 -0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.27% 0.104 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5514, 44.5217, 86.8027) |
| Luminance | 0.4452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.16
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.60
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.22
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.36
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA6EE #D5EEA6
analogous
#A6B1EE #BFA6EE #E3A6EE
triadic
#BFA6EE #EEBFA6 #A6EEBF
tetradic
#BFA6EE #EEA6B1 #D5EEA6 #A6EEE3
square
#BFA6EE #EEA6B1 #D5EEA6 #A6EEE3
split-complementary
#BFA6EE #EEE3A6 #B1EEA6
monochromatic
#753FDA #9A73E4 #BFA6EE #E4D9F8 #EDE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BFA6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#BFA6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA6EE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA6EE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B2F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7B1C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 166, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.104 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c0f3',
500: '#bfa6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa6ee; $custom-light: #d3c0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 166,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.833,
"s": 67.925,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77266,
"c": 0.10409,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.44522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA6EE
secondary
#E9F2D9
accent
#D0168F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF7FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141217
muted
#838185