#BC79CD#BC79CD
#BC79CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.140 H 319.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC79CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.58, 40.16, -33.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.58, 52.02, 320.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.65% 0.1059 -0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.65% 0.14 319.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5944, 28.7751, 61.2669) |
| Luminance | 0.2877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.64
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.47
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.57
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.73
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC79CD #8ACD79
analogous
#9279CD #BC79CD #CD79B4
triadic
#BC79CD #CDBC79 #79CDBC
tetradic
#BC79CD #CD9279 #8ACD79 #79B4CD
square
#BC79CD #CD9279 #8ACD79 #79B4CD
split-complementary
#BC79CD #B4CD79 #79CD92
monochromatic
#813794 #A64CBC #BC79CD #D2A6DE #E9D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#BC79CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#BC79CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC79CD
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC79CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC79CD | 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)
#6D8ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E95CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc79cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.140 319.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a1dc',
500: '#bc79cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc79cd; $custom-light: #d1a1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc79cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.857,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67649,
"c": 0.1396,
"h": 319.3
},
"luminance": 0.28774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC79CD
secondary
#C8E0C2
accent
#B92D49
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF3FB
border
#D3CDD4
text
#140F15
muted
#837F83