#BC85BE#BC85BE
#BC85BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.102 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC85BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 133, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 30%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 30%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.66, 30.63, -21.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.66, 37.36, 325.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% 0.0842 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.102 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4199, 31.1854, 52.7008) |
| Luminance | 0.3118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.02
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.16
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC85BE #87BE85
analogous
#9F85BE #BC85BE #BE85A3
triadic
#BC85BE #BEBC85 #85BEBC
tetradic
#BC85BE #BE9F85 #87BE85 #85A3BE
square
#BC85BE #BE9F85 #87BE85 #85A3BE
split-complementary
#BC85BE #A3BE85 #85BE9F
monochromatic
#814683 #A65DA9 #BC85BE #D2ADD3 #E8D5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#BC85BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#BC85BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC85BE
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC85BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC85BE | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8193C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF8A9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc85be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 133, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.102 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a9d1',
500: '#bc85be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc85be; $custom-light: #d1a9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc85be",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 133,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.895,
"s": 30.481,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69026,
"c": 0.10223,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.31184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC85BE
secondary
#C6DAC5
accent
#A93C40
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82