#BC86CC#BC86CC
#BC86CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.116 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC86CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 134, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 41%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.43, 32.84, -28.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.43, 43.23, 319.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.78% 0.0864 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.78% 0.116 318.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1617, 32.1022, 61.1957) |
| Luminance | 0.3210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.58
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.52
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.33
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.18
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.57
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC86CC #96CC86
analogous
#9986CC #BC86CC #CC86B9
triadic
#BC86CC #CCBC86 #86CCBC
tetradic
#BC86CC #CC9986 #96CC86 #86B9CC
square
#BC86CC #CC9986 #96CC86 #86B9CC
split-complementary
#BC86CC #B9CC86 #86CC99
monochromatic
#844098 #A45BBA #BC86CC #D4B1DE #ECDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BC86CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#BC86CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC86CC
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC86CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC86CC | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8EA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc86cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 134, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.116 318.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aadb',
500: '#bc86cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc86cc; $custom-light: #d1aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc86cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 134,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.286,
"s": 40.698,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69782,
"c": 0.11567,
"h": 318.3
},
"luminance": 0.32101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC86CC
secondary
#D1E2CB
accent
#B4324F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83