#BC8BE9#BC8BE9
#BC8BE9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.141 H 307.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8BE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 139, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.78, 36.26, -40.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.78, 54.42, 311.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.96% 0.0855 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.96% 0.141 307.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6768, 35.0402, 81.4848) |
| Luminance | 0.3504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.17
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.35
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.65
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8BE9 #B8E98B
analogous
#8D8BE9 #BC8BE9 #E98BE7
triadic
#BC8BE9 #E9BC8B #8BE9BC
tetradic
#BC8BE9 #E98D8B #B8E98B #8BE7E9
square
#BC8BE9 #E98D8B #B8E98B #8BE7E9
split-complementary
#BC8BE9 #E7E98B #8BE98D
monochromatic
#8028D2 #9E58DF #BC8BE9 #DABEF3 #F0E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BC8BE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#BC8BE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8BE9
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8BE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8BE9 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#769EED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A0E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69AAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8be9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 139, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.141 307.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1adf0',
500: '#bc8be9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8be9; $custom-light: #d1adf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8be9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 139,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.277,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71962,
"c": 0.14141,
"h": 307.2
},
"luminance": 0.3504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8BE9
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D0156F
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84