#BC81CC#BC81CC
#BC81CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.125 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC81CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 129, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 42%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 37%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.30, 35.59, -29.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.30, 46.45, 320.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.93% 0.0938 -0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.93% 0.125 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4869, 30.7526, 60.9708) |
| Luminance | 0.3075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.14
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.71
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.16
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.60
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC81CC #91CC81
analogous
#9681CC #BC81CC #CC81B6
triadic
#BC81CC #CCBC81 #81CCBC
tetradic
#BC81CC #CC9681 #91CC81 #81B6CC
square
#BC81CC #CC9681 #91CC81 #81B6CC
split-complementary
#BC81CC #B6CC81 #81CC96
monochromatic
#833D96 #A555BA #BC81CC #D3ADDE #EAD8EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#BC81CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#BC81CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC81CC
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC81CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC81CC | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7793CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8599CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8A9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc81cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 129, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.125 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a6db',
500: '#bc81cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc81cc; $custom-light: #d1a6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc81cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 129,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.2,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68927,
"c": 0.12451,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.30752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC81CC
secondary
#CDE1C8
accent
#B5304D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#140F15
muted
#827F83