#BFABDB#BFABDB

#BFABDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.071 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFABDB
RGB	rgb(191, 171, 219)
HSL	hsl(265, 40%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(265, 22%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.10, 16.41, -21.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.10, 27.10, 307.27°)
OKLab	oklab(77.44% 0.0393 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(77.44% 0.071 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.8325, 45.3167, 73.1785)
Luminance	0.4532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFABDB #C7DBAB

analogous

#ABAFDB #BFABDB #D7ABDB

triadic

#BFABDB #DBBFAB #ABDBBF

tetradic

#BFABDB #DBABAF #C7DBAB #ABDBD7

square

#BFABDB #DBABAF #C7DBAB #ABDBD7

split-complementary

#BFABDB #DBD7AB #AFDBAB

monochromatic

#7E55B6 #9E80C9 #BFABDB #E0D6ED #EFEAF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#BFABDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.06

#BFABDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFABDB

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFABDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFABDB	1.00	2.09	10.06	10.06
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B3DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A6B3DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BBB2BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfabdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 171, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.071 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2c4e6',
    500: '#bfabdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfabdb;
$custom-light: #d2c4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfabdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7744,
    "c": 0.07062,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.45317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFABDB

secondary

#E7EDDE

accent

#B3327D

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#828184

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFABDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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