#BD91CF

Accessibility

AAA

8.11:1

Vs white / black

2.59:1 · 8.11:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bd91cf

RGB

rgb(189, 145, 207)

RGBA

rgba(189, 145, 207, 1)

HSL

hsl(283, 39%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(283, 39%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(283, 30%, 81%)

LAB

lab(66.19% 27.67 -25.52)

LCH

lch(66.19% 37.64 317.31)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7195 0.0719 -0.0697)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7195 0.1001 315.89)

XYZ

xyz(42.37, 35.58, 63.65)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 30%, 0%, 19%)

CSS

color: #bd91cf;

CSS variable

--color-bd91cf: #bd91cf;

SCSS

$color-bd91cf: #bd91cf;

JavaScript

const color = "#bd91cf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bd91cf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bd91cf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bd91cf", "rgb": { "r": 189, "g": 145, "b": 207 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7195 0.1001 315.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bd91cf-1: #bd91cf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

purple-400

Very different · ΔE 9.91 · #C084FC

Nearest CSS named color

Plum

Very different · ΔE 6.65 · #DDA0DD

Nearest Material color

purple-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.37 · #CE93D8

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 23.39 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe9ff 100fadbff 200e9c5f7 300d4ade5 400ba8ecc 5009e73af 600846093 7006a4b77 80052385c 9003a2642 95023132a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf6fb f4edf7 efe4f3 e9daef e4d1eb dec8e7 d9bfe3 d3b6df ceaddb c8a3d7 c39ad3 bd91cf ad85be 9e79ad 8e6d9b 7e618a 6e5579 5f4968 4f3c56 3f3045 2f2434 1f1822 100c11

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf6fb f4edf7 efe4f3 e9daef e4d1eb dec8e7 d9bfe3 d3b6df ceaddb c8a3d7 c39ad3

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ad85be 9e79ad 8e6d9b 7e618a 6e5579 5f4968 4f3c56 3f3045 2f2434 1f1822 100c11

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b890c8 b38ec2 ae8dbb a98bb5 a48aae 9f89a8 9987a1 94869a 8f8494 8a838d 858187

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BD91CFStop 1 #A3CF91Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9E91CFStop 1 #BD91CFStop 2 #CF91C1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BD91CFStop 1 #CFBD91Stop 2 #91CFBDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BD91CFStop 1 #C1CF91Stop 2 #91CF9EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C1F47Stop 1 #68367CStop 2 #954EB1Stop 3 #B583C9Stop 4 #D5B8E0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bd91cf works

#BD91CF (#bd91cf) sits in the purple family at about 283° hue, 39% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.59:1 on white and 8.11:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: purple-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bd91cf as small body text on white — 2.59:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Purple 200#CE93D8 Web Safe #CC99CC#CC99CC Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Plum#DDA0DD Chakra purple 400#B794F4 Web Safe #CC99FF#CC99FF Tailwind purple 400#C084FC Orchid#DA70D6 Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE Violet#EE82EE Tailwind fuchsia 300#F0ABFC Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC