#BC8AEF#BC8AEF
#BC8AEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.150 H 305.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, 38.16, -43.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 58.10, 311.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.09% 0.0879 -0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.09% 0.15 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4043, 35.1006, 86.0277) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.32
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.65
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.94
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.83
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8AEF #BDEF8A
analogous
#8A8BEF #BC8AEF #EF8AEF
triadic
#BC8AEF #EFBC8A #8AEFBC
tetradic
#BC8AEF #EF8A8B #BDEF8A #8AEFEF
square
#BC8AEF #EF8A8B #BDEF8A #8AEFEF
split-complementary
#BC8AEF #EFEF8A #8BEF8A
monochromatic
#7E1FE0 #9D54E8 #BC8AEF #DBC0F6 #F0E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BC8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#BC8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8AEF
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8AEF | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729EF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA0EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49AB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.150 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2adf4',
500: '#bc8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8aef; $custom-light: #d2adf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.703,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72086,
"c": 0.15039,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8AEF
secondary
#E6F3D8
accent
#D80D74
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85