#BFB1BD#BFB1BD
#BFB1BD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.023 H 330.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 177, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 10%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 7%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.67, 7.16, -4.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.67, 8.35, 329.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.57% 0.02 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.57% 0.023 330.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3920, 46.1952, 54.6068) |
| Luminance | 0.4620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.43
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.93
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.54
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.63
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.77
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB1BD #B1BFB3
analogous
#BAB1BF #BFB1BD #BFB1B6
triadic
#BFB1BD #BDBFB1 #B1BDBF
tetradic
#BFB1BD #BFBAB1 #B1BFB3 #B1B6BF
square
#BFB1BD #BFBAB1 #B1BFB3 #B1B6BF
split-complementary
#BFB1BD #B6BFB1 #B1BFBA
monochromatic
#876F83 #A38FA1 #BFB1BD #DBD3D9 #F1EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#BFB1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#BFB1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB1BD
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB1BD | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B4BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B6BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0B2B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 177, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.023 330.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c8d0',
500: '#bfb1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb1bd; $custom-light: #d2c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 177,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 9.859,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77574,
"c": 0.02296,
"h": 330.4
},
"luminance": 0.46195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB1BD
secondary
#E4E7E4
accent
#945B52
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F9
border
#D2D1D2
text
#141314
muted
#828282