#BC87CA#BC87CA
#BC87CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.112 H 319.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC87CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 135, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.58, 31.88, -26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.58, 41.62, 320.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% 0.0844 -0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.112 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0622, 32.2846, 59.9868) |
| Luminance | 0.3228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.73
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.48
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.22
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.40
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC87CA #95CA87
analogous
#9A87CA #BC87CA #CA87B6
triadic
#BC87CA #CABC87 #87CABC
tetradic
#BC87CA #CA9A87 #95CA87 #87B6CA
square
#BC87CA #CA9A87 #95CA87 #87B6CA
split-complementary
#BC87CA #B6CA87 #87CA9A
monochromatic
#834295 #A45DB7 #BC87CA #D4B1DD #EBDCEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#BC87CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#BC87CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC87CA
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC87CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC87CA | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F96CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc87ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 135, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.112 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aada',
500: '#bc87ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc87ca; $custom-light: #d1aada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc87ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 135,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.463,
"s": 38.728,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6987,
"c": 0.11164,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.32284
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC87CA
secondary
#D0E1CB
accent
#B2344E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83