#BFB9EB#BFB9EB

#BFB9EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.070 H 290.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB9EB
RGB	rgb(191, 185, 235)
HSL	hsl(247, 56%, 82%)
HSV	hsv(247, 21%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.14, 12.19, -24.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.14, 27.00, 296.84°)
OKLab	oklab(80.76% 0.0243 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(80.76% 0.07 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(53.8268, 51.7719, 85.7383)
Luminance	0.5177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB9EB #E5EBB9

analogous

#B9CCEB #BFB9EB #D8B9EB

triadic

#BFB9EB #EBBFB9 #B9EBBF

tetradic

#BFB9EB #EBB9CC #E5EBB9 #B9EBD8

square

#BFB9EB #EBB9CC #E5EBB9 #B9EBD8

split-complementary

#BFB9EB #EBD8B9 #CCEBB9

monochromatic

#685AD0 #9389DD #BFB9EB #E9E7F8 #E9E7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.85

#BFB9EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.35

#BFB9EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB9EB

11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB9EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB9EB	1.00	1.85	11.35	11.35
#FFFFFF	1.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADBFED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADBDEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6C1CA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb9eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 185, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.070 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2cef1',
    500: '#bfb9eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb9eb;
$custom-light: #d2cef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb9eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.2,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 82.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80755,
    "c": 0.0702,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.51772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB9EB

secondary

#BFC781

accent

#C322B0

background

#FEFEFF

surface

#FBFAFE

border

#D4D3D6

text

#141316

muted

#838385

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB9EB

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

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