#BC88CA#BC88CA
#BC88CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.110 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC88CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 136, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 38%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.81, 31.33, -26.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.81, 40.97, 319.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% 0.0829 -0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.11 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2024, 32.5650, 60.0335) |
| Luminance | 0.3256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.45
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.88
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.73
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.29
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC88CA #96CA88
analogous
#9B88CA #BC88CA #CA88B7
triadic
#BC88CA #CABC88 #88CABC
tetradic
#BC88CA #CA9B88 #96CA88 #88B7CA
square
#BC88CA #CA9B88 #96CA88 #88B7CA
split-complementary
#BC88CA #B7CA88 #88CA9B
monochromatic
#844295 #A45EB7 #BC88CA #D4B2DD #ECDDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BC88CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#BC88CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC88CA
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC88CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC88CA | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8097CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD90A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc88ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 136, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.110 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1abda',
500: '#bc88ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc88ca; $custom-light: #d1abda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc88ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 136,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.273,
"s": 38.372,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70044,
"c": 0.10985,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.32564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC88CA
secondary
#D1E2CC
accent
#B1344F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83