#BC81BB#BC81BB
#BC81BB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.106 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC81BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 129, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 31%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 31%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 0.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, 32.26, -21.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 38.65, 326.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.21% 0.0895 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.21% 0.106 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5581, 29.9811, 50.8126) |
| Luminance | 0.2998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.53
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.80
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.26
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.33
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.75
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC81BB #81BC82
analogous
#A081BC #BC81BB #BC819E
triadic
#BC81BB #BBBC81 #81BBBC
tetradic
#BC81BB #BCA081 #81BC82 #819EBC
square
#BC81BB #BCA081 #81BC82 #819EBC
split-complementary
#BC81BB #9EBC81 #81BCA0
monochromatic
#7F447E #A759A5 #BC81BB #D1A9D1 #E6D1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC81BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#BC81BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC81BB
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC81BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC81BB | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D90BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc81bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 129, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.106 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a6cf',
500: '#bc81bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc81bb; $custom-light: #d1a6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc81bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 129,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.017,
"s": 30.57,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6821,
"c": 0.10642,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.2998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC81BB
secondary
#C2D7C2
accent
#A93E3C
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82