#BC87CC#BC87CC
#BC87CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.114 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC87CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 135, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.66, 32.29, -27.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.66, 42.58, 319.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% 0.0849 -0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.114 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3006, 32.3799, 61.2420) |
| Luminance | 0.3238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.38
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.64
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.56
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.23
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC87CC #97CC87
analogous
#9A87CC #BC87CC #CC87BA
triadic
#BC87CC #CCBC87 #87CCBC
tetradic
#BC87CC #CC9A87 #97CC87 #87BACC
square
#BC87CC #CC9A87 #97CC87 #87BACC
split-complementary
#BC87CC #BACC87 #87CC9A
monochromatic
#844198 #A45CBA #BC87CC #D4B2DE #ECDDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#BC87CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#BC87CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC87CC
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC87CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC87CC | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E97CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc87cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 135, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.114 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aadb',
500: '#bc87cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc87cc; $custom-light: #d1aadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc87cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 135,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.087,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69955,
"c": 0.11389,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.32379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC87CC
secondary
#D1E3CC
accent
#B33250
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83