#BC87CB#BC87CB
#BC87CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.113 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC87CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 135, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.62, 32.08, -27.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.62, 42.10, 319.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% 0.0846 -0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.113 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1810, 32.3321, 60.6124) |
| Luminance | 0.3233 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.49
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.68
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.22
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.56
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC87CB #96CB87
analogous
#9A87CB #BC87CB #CB87B8
triadic
#BC87CB #CBBC87 #87CBBC
tetradic
#BC87CB #CB9A87 #96CB87 #87B8CB
square
#BC87CB #CB9A87 #96CB87 #87B8CB
split-complementary
#BC87CB #B8CB87 #87CB9A
monochromatic
#844196 #A45CB8 #BC87CB #D4B2DE #ECDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#BC87CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#BC87CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC87CB
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC87CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC87CB | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E97CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc87cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 135, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.113 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aadb',
500: '#bc87cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc87cb; $custom-light: #d1aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc87cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 135,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.765,
"s": 39.535,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69912,
"c": 0.11276,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.32331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC87CB
secondary
#D1E2CC
accent
#B3334F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83