#BC8BD2#BC8BD2

#BC8BD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.114 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC8BD2
RGB	rgb(188, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(281, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(281, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.81, 31.31, -29.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.81, 42.90, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(70.91% 0.0804 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(70.91% 0.114 315)
XYZ	xyz(41.6027, 33.8106, 65.2948)
Luminance	0.3381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC8BD2 #A1D28B

analogous

#988BD2 #BC8BD2 #D28BC4

triadic

#BC8BD2 #D2BC8B #8BD2BC

tetradic

#BC8BD2 #D2988B #A1D28B #8BC4D2

square

#BC8BD2 #D2988B #A1D28B #8BC4D2

split-complementary

#BC8BD2 #C4D28B #8BD298

monochromatic

#843FA3 #A35FC1 #BC8BD2 #D5B7E3 #EFE3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#BC8BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.76

#BC8BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC8BD2

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC8BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC8BD2	1.00	2.71	7.76	7.76
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#809AD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B9FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB94A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc8bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.114 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1ade0',
    500: '#bc8bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc8bd2;
$custom-light: #d1ade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc8bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.408,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70911,
    "c": 0.11375,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.3381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC8BD2

secondary

#D8E7D2

accent

#B72E59

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC8BD2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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