#BFA7BD#BFA7BD
#BFA7BD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.041 H 328.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA7BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 167, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 16%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 13%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, 12.62, -8.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 14.97, 327.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% 0.0351 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.041 328.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4887, 42.3886, 53.9724) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.72
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.54
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.57
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.76
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.15
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA7BD #A7BFA9
analogous
#B5A7BF #BFA7BD #BFA7B1
triadic
#BFA7BD #BDBFA7 #A7BDBF
tetradic
#BFA7BD #BFB5A7 #A7BFA9 #A7B1BF
square
#BFA7BD #BFB5A7 #A7BFA9 #A7B1BF
split-complementary
#BFA7BD #B1BFA7 #A7BFB5
monochromatic
#886385 #A584A2 #BFA7BD #D9CAD8 #F2EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#BFA7BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#BFA7BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA7BD
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA7BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA7BD | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa7bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 167, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.041 328.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c1d0',
500: '#bfa7bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa7bd; $custom-light: #d2c1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa7bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 167,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305,
"s": 15.789,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.756,
"c": 0.04108,
"h": 328.6
},
"luminance": 0.42388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA7BD
secondary
#DEE4DE
accent
#9A524B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F7F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182