#BC8BE8#BC8BE8
#BC8BE8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.140 H 307.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8BE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 139, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 40.1%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 36.04, -40.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 53.91, 311.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0853 -0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.14 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5343, 34.9832, 80.7346) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.31
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.74
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8BE8 #B7E88B
analogous
#8E8BE8 #BC8BE8 #E88BE5
triadic
#BC8BE8 #E8BC8B #8BE8BC
tetradic
#BC8BE8 #E88E8B #B7E88B #8BE5E8
square
#BC8BE8 #E88E8B #B7E88B #8BE5E8
split-complementary
#BC8BE8 #E5E88B #8BE88E
monochromatic
#8129CF #9F58DE #BC8BE8 #D9BEF2 #F0E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC8BE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#BC8BE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8BE8
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8BE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8BE8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#779EEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A0E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B699AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8be8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 139, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.140 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adef',
500: '#bc8be8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8be8; $custom-light: #d1adef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8be8",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 139,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.613,
"s": 66.906,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71914,
"c": 0.14019,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.34983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8BE8
secondary
#E5F1DA
accent
#CF176E
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84