#BC86C2#BC86C2
#BC86C2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.105 H 323.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC86C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 134, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 33%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 31%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.04, 30.85, -23.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.04, 38.53, 323.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% 0.0838 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.105 323.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0006, 31.6378, 55.0807) |
| Luminance | 0.3164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.99
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.36
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.46
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC86C2 #8CC286
analogous
#9E86C2 #BC86C2 #C286AA
triadic
#BC86C2 #C2BC86 #86C2BC
tetradic
#BC86C2 #C29E86 #8CC286 #86AAC2
square
#BC86C2 #C29E86 #8CC286 #86AAC2
split-complementary
#BC86C2 #AAC286 #86C29E
monochromatic
#824589 #A55DAD #BC86C2 #D3AFD7 #E9D7EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#BC86C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#BC86C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC86C2
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC86C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC86C2 | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8095C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9BC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8C9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc86c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 134, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.105 323.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aad4',
500: '#bc86c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc86c2; $custom-light: #d1aad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc86c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 134,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294,
"s": 32.967,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69363,
"c": 0.10464,
"h": 323.2
},
"luminance": 0.31637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC86C2
secondary
#CADCC7
accent
#AC3A45
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83