#BFB1DC — Light Purple

#BFB1DC is a light 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.

#BFB1DC color swatch, light purple#BFB1DC
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f8
100#ebe8f0
200#dbd6e5
300#c3bbd5
400#a79bc0
500#9183ad
600#7f719a
700#6a5d82
800#584d6d
900#4a415d
950#2c2538

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.99:1
Contrast on black
10.54:1
  • 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 0.005 299.9); /* #f6f5f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.01 299.9); /* #ebe8f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.02 299.9); /* #dbd6e5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.036 299.9); /* #c3bbd5 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.054 299.9); /* #a79bc0 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.065 299.9); /* #9183ad */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.064 299.9); /* #7f719a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.06 299.9); /* #6a5d82 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.053 299.9); /* #584d6d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.048 299.9); /* #4a415d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.034 299.9); /* #2c2538 */
}

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