#BC88CE#BC88CE
#BC88CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.114 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC88CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 136, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 42%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 34%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 34%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.96, 32.14, -28.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.96, 42.89, 318.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% 0.0839 -0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.114 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6822, 32.7569, 62.5602) |
| Luminance | 0.3276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.00
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.74
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.90
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC88CE #9ACE88
analogous
#9988CE #BC88CE #CE88BD
triadic
#BC88CE #CEBC88 #88CEBC
tetradic
#BC88CE #CE9988 #9ACE88 #88BDCE
square
#BC88CE #CE9988 #9ACE88 #88BDCE
split-complementary
#BC88CE #BDCE88 #88CE99
monochromatic
#84409C #A45DBC #BC88CE #D4B3E0 #EDDFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#BC88CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#BC88CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC88CE
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC88CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC88CE | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E98D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9DCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC90A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc88ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 136, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.114 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1abdd',
500: '#bc88ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc88ce; $custom-light: #d1abdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc88ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 136,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.571,
"s": 41.667,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70214,
"c": 0.1144,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.32756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC88CE
secondary
#D4E4CE
accent
#B53153
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83