#BC81BC#BC81BC
#BC81BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.107 H 326.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC81BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 129, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 31%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 31%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, 32.45, -21.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 39.09, 326.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.25% 0.0898 -0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.25% 0.107 326.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6656, 30.0241, 51.3784) |
| Luminance | 0.3002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.63
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.34
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC81BC #81BC81
analogous
#9F81BC #BC81BC #BC819F
triadic
#BC81BC #BCBC81 #81BCBC
tetradic
#BC81BC #BC9F81 #81BC81 #819FBC
square
#BC81BC #BC9F81 #81BC81 #819FBC
split-complementary
#BC81BC #9FBC81 #81BC9F
monochromatic
#7F447F #A759A7 #BC81BC #D1A9D1 #E6D1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BC81BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#BC81BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC81BC
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC81BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC81BC | 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)
#7D90BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B98BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc81bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 129, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.107 326.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a6d0',
500: '#bc81bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc81bc; $custom-light: #d1a6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc81bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 129,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 30.57,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6825,
"c": 0.10744,
"h": 326.7
},
"luminance": 0.30023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC81BC
secondary
#C2D7C2
accent
#A93C3C
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#827F82