#BFB2DA — Light Purple

#BFB2DA 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.

#BFB2DA color swatch, light purple#BFB2DA
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f8
100#ebe9ef
200#dbd7e4
300#c3bcd3
400#a79cbe
500#9183ab
600#7f7298
700#695e80
800#584e6b
900#4a415b
950#2b2637

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.98:1
Contrast on black
10.60:1
  • 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 0.004 299.9); /* #f6f5f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 299.9); /* #ebe9ef */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.019 299.9); /* #dbd7e4 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.034 299.9); /* #c3bcd3 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.05 299.9); /* #a79cbe */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.061 299.9); /* #9183ab */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.059 299.9); /* #7f7298 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.056 299.9); /* #695e80 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.05 299.9); /* #584e6b */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.045 299.9); /* #4a415b */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.031 299.9); /* #2b2637 */
}

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