#BC86CB#BC86CB
#BC86CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.115 H 318.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC86CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 134, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.39, 32.64, -27.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.39, 42.75, 319.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% 0.0861 -0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.115 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0422, 32.0544, 60.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.3205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.68
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.55
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.17
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.60
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC86CB #95CB86
analogous
#9986CB #BC86CB #CB86B7
triadic
#BC86CB #CBBC86 #86CBBC
tetradic
#BC86CB #CB9986 #95CB86 #86B7CB
square
#BC86CB #CB9986 #95CB86 #86B7CB
split-complementary
#BC86CB #B7CB86 #86CB99
monochromatic
#834196 #A45BB9 #BC86CB #D4B1DD #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BC86CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#BC86CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC86CB
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC86CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC86CB | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc86cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 134, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.115 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aadb',
500: '#bc86cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc86cb; $custom-light: #d1aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc86cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 134,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.957,
"s": 39.884,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69739,
"c": 0.11454,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.32053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC86CB
secondary
#D0E2CB
accent
#B3334E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83