#BC79CC#BC79CC
#BC79CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.139 H 319.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC79CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 121, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 40.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.54, 39.95, -32.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.54, 51.55, 320.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.6% 0.1057 -0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.6% 0.139 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4741, 28.7270, 60.6332) |
| Luminance | 0.2873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.49
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.44
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.56
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.64
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.68
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC79CC #89CC79
analogous
#9279CC #BC79CC #CC79B2
triadic
#BC79CC #CCBC79 #79CCBC
tetradic
#BC79CC #CC9279 #89CC79 #79B2CC
square
#BC79CC #CC9279 #89CC79 #79B2CC
split-complementary
#BC79CC #B2CC79 #79CC92
monochromatic
#813893 #A64DBB #BC79CC #D2A5DD #E8D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#BC79CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#BC79CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC79CC
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC79CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC79CC | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F94C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc79cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 121, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.139 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a1dc',
500: '#bc79cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc79cc; $custom-light: #d1a1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc79cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 121,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.434,
"s": 44.865,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67603,
"c": 0.13852,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.28726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC79CC
secondary
#C7DFC2
accent
#B82D48
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF3FB
border
#D3CDD4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83