#BC6DB5#BC6DB5
#BC6DB5 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.136 H 330.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC6DB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 109, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 3.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, 41.99, -24.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 48.82, 329.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.67% 0.1185 -0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.67% 0.136 330.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5477, 24.9666, 46.7064) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.53
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.86
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 6.16
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.77
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC6DB5 #6DBC74
analogous
#9B6DBC #BC6DB5 #BC6D8D
triadic
#BC6DB5 #B5BC6D #6DB5BC
tetradic
#BC6DB5 #BC9B6D #6DBC74 #6D8DBC
square
#BC6DB5 #BC9B6D #6DBC74 #6D8DBC
split-complementary
#BC6DB5 #8DBC6D #6DBC9B
monochromatic
#783772 #A24A9A #BC6DB5 #CF97CA #E3C1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#BC6DB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#BC6DB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC6DB5
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC6DB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC6DB5 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A82B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C27389
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc6db5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 109, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.136 330.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d299cb',
500: '#bc6db5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc6db5; $custom-light: #d299cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc6db5",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 109,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.316,
"s": 37.089,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64667,
"c": 0.13641,
"h": 330.3
},
"luminance": 0.24965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC6DB5
secondary
#B3D2B5
accent
#CD655B
background
#FDF9FC
surface
#FAF2F8
border
#D3CCD1
text
#140E13
muted
#837E82