#BC85CB#BC85CB
#BC85CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.116 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC85CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 133, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.16, 33.19, -27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.16, 43.40, 319.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.57% 0.0876 -0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.57% 0.116 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9046, 31.7793, 60.5203) |
| Luminance | 0.3178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.88
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.43
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.06
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.13
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.39
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC85CB #94CB85
analogous
#9985CB #BC85CB #CB85B7
triadic
#BC85CB #CBBC85 #85CBBC
tetradic
#BC85CB #CB9985 #94CB85 #85B7CB
square
#BC85CB #CB9985 #94CB85 #85B7CB
split-complementary
#BC85CB #B7CB85 #85CB99
monochromatic
#834096 #A45AB9 #BC85CB #D4B0DD #EBDBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#BC85CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#BC85CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC85CB
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC85CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC85CB | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C95CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8D9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc85cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 133, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.116 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a9db',
500: '#bc85cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc85cb; $custom-light: #d1a9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc85cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 133,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 40.23,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69566,
"c": 0.11632,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.31778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC85CB
secondary
#CFE1CA
accent
#B3324E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83