#BC86CE#BC86CE
#BC86CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.118 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC86CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 134, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 42%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 35%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.51, 33.25, -29.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.51, 44.19, 318.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% 0.0869 -0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.118 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4031, 32.1988, 62.4672) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.43
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.49
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.46
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.23
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.52
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC86CE #98CE86
analogous
#9886CE #BC86CE #CE86BC
triadic
#BC86CE #CEBC86 #86CEBC
tetradic
#BC86CE #CE9886 #98CE86 #86BCCE
square
#BC86CE #CE9886 #98CE86 #86BCCE
split-complementary
#BC86CE #BCCE86 #86CE98
monochromatic
#843F9B #A45ABC #BC86CE #D4B2E0 #ECDDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BC86CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#BC86CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC86CE
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC86CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC86CE | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C96D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899CCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8FA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc86ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 134, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.118 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aadd',
500: '#bc86ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc86ce; $custom-light: #d1aadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc86ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 134,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 42.353,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69868,
"c": 0.11794,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.32198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC86CE
secondary
#D2E3CC
accent
#B53051
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83