#BFA5EC — Purple

#BFA5EC 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.

#BFA5EC color swatch, purple#BFA5EC
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fa
100#ebe8f3
200#dcd4ec
300#c6b8e2
400#ab95d2
500#967bc3
600#846aae
700#6e5694
800#5c477d
900#4e3c6b
950#2e2240

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.14:1
Contrast on black
9.81:1
  • 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 0.008 300.8); /* #f6f4fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 300.8); /* #ebe8f3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.034 300.8); /* #dcd4ec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.061 300.8); /* #c6b8e2 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.09 300.8); /* #ab95d2 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.108 300.8); /* #967bc3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.106 300.8); /* #846aae */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.1 300.8); /* #6e5694 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.089 300.8); /* #5c477d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.08 300.8); /* #4e3c6b */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.056 300.8); /* #2e2240 */
}

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