#BC8CC2#BC8CC2

#BC8CC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.094 H 322.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC8CC2
RGB	rgb(188, 140, 194)
HSL	hsl(293, 31%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(293, 28%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.44, 27.52, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.44, 34.59, 322.72°)
OKLab	oklab(70.43% 0.0746 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(70.43% 0.094 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(39.8536, 33.3436, 55.3651)
Luminance	0.3334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC8CC2 #92C28C

analogous

#A18CC2 #BC8CC2 #C28CAD

triadic

#BC8CC2 #C2BC8C #8CC2BC

tetradic

#BC8CC2 #C2A18C #92C28C #8CADC2

square

#BC8CC2 #C2A18C #92C28C #8CADC2

split-complementary

#BC8CC2 #ADC28C #8CC2A1

monochromatic

#83498A #A564AD #BC8CC2 #D3B4D7 #EBDCEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.74

#BC8CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.67

#BC8CC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC8CC2

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC8CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC8CC2	1.00	2.74	7.67	7.67
#FFFFFF	2.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8799C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#929EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE919F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc8cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 140, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.094 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1aed4',
    500: '#bc8cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc8cc2;
$custom-light: #d1aed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc8cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 30.682,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70426,
    "c": 0.09375,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC8CC2

secondary

#CEDECC

accent

#A93C48

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FA

border

#D2CED3

text

#141014

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC8CC2

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

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