#BC8BD4#BC8BD4

#BC8BD4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.116 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC8BD4
RGB	rgb(188, 139, 212)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(280, 34%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 34.4%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.89, 31.72, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.89, 43.88, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(71% 0.0809 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(71% 0.116 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(41.8534, 33.9109, 66.6152)
Luminance	0.3391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC8BD4 #A3D48B

analogous

#988BD4 #BC8BD4 #D48BC8

triadic

#BC8BD4 #D4BC8B #8BD4BC

tetradic

#BC8BD4 #D4988B #A3D48B #8BC8D4

square

#BC8BD4 #D4988B #A3D48B #8BC8D4

split-complementary

#BC8BD4 #C8D48B #8BD498

monochromatic

#843EA7 #A25EC3 #BC8BD4 #D6B8E5 #F0E4F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#BC8BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#BC8BD4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC8BD4

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC8BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC8BD4	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F9BD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B9FD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA94A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc8bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 139, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.116 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1ade1',
    500: '#bc8bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc8bd4;
$custom-light: #d1ade1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc8bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.274,
    "s": 45.912,
    "l": 68.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70998,
    "c": 0.1161,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC8BD4

secondary

#DAE8D3

accent

#B92C5B

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC8BD4

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

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