#BC6BB5#BC6BB5
#BC6BB5 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.140 H 330.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 107, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 3.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, 43.05, -25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 50.05, 329.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.1215 -0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.14 330.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3368, 24.5448, 46.6361) |
| Luminance | 0.2454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.81
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.61
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 6.22
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.77
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6BB5 #6BBC72
analogous
#9A6BBC #BC6BB5 #BC6B8C
triadic
#BC6BB5 #B5BC6B #6BB5BC
tetradic
#BC6BB5 #BC9A6B #6BBC72 #6B8CBC
square
#BC6BB5 #BC9A6B #6BBC72 #6B8CBC
split-complementary
#BC6BB5 #8CBC6B #6BBC9A
monochromatic
#773671 #A14999 #BC6BB5 #CF95CA #E2BFDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#BC6BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#BC6BB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6BB5
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6BB5 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6781B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8CB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C27188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 107, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.140 330.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d297cb',
500: '#bc6bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6bb5; $custom-light: #d297cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 107,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.185,
"s": 37.674,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64357,
"c": 0.13991,
"h": 330.3
},
"luminance": 0.24543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6BB5
secondary
#B1D2B4
accent
#CE645A
background
#FDF9FC
surface
#FAF2F8
border
#D3CCD1
text
#140E13
muted
#837E82