#BF9EE5 — Purple

#BF9EE5 is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light mauve, and it is also commonly known as Mauve, Light Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BF9EE5 color swatch, purple#BF9EE5
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f4fa
100#ece7f3
200#ded4ec
300#cab7e1
400#b094d0
500#9b79c1
600#8968ad
700#735493
800#60457c
900#513a6a
950#302140

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.27:1
Contrast on black
9.24:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 305.3); /* #f7f4fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.017 305.3); /* #ece7f3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.034 305.3); /* #ded4ec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.062 305.3); /* #cab7e1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.092 305.3); /* #b094d0 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.111 305.3); /* #9b79c1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.109 305.3); /* #8968ad */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.102 305.3); /* #735493 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.091 305.3); /* #60457c */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.082 305.3); /* #513a6a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.058 305.3); /* #302140 */
}

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