#BC8CCF#BC8CCF

#BC8CCF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.108 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC8CCF
RGB	rgb(188, 140, 207)
HSL	hsl(283, 41%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(283, 32%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.93, 30.13, -27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.93, 40.78, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(70.96% 0.0782 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(70.96% 0.108 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(41.3779, 33.9534, 63.3933)
Luminance	0.3395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC8CCF #9FCF8C

analogous

#9A8CCF #BC8CCF #CF8CC0

triadic

#BC8CCF #CFBC8C #8CCFBC

tetradic

#BC8CCF #CF9A8C #9FCF8C #8CC0CF

square

#BC8CCF #CF9A8C #9FCF8C #8CC0CF

split-complementary

#BC8CCF #C0CF8C #8CCF9A

monochromatic

#84429E #A361BD #BC8CCF #D5B7E1 #EEE2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#BC8CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.79

#BC8CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC8CCF

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC8CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC8CCF	1.00	2.70	7.79	7.79
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9FCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB94A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc8ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 140, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.108 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1aede',
    500: '#bc8ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc8ccf;
$custom-light: #d1aede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc8ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.985,
    "s": 41.104,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70958,
    "c": 0.10846,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.33953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC8CCF

secondary

#D7E6D1

accent

#B43156

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F9F4FB

border

#D2CED4

text

#141015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC8CCF

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

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