#BC8CE2#BC8CE2
#BC8CE2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.131 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8CE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 140, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 38.1%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 34.17, -36.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 50.24, 312.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% 0.0827 -0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.131 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8420, 34.9390, 76.3710) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.36
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.42
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.00
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.10
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8CE2 #B2E28C
analogous
#918CE2 #BC8CE2 #E28CDD
triadic
#BC8CE2 #E2BC8C #8CE2BC
tetradic
#BC8CE2 #E2918C #B2E28C #8CDDE2
square
#BC8CE2 #E2918C #B2E28C #8CDDE2
split-complementary
#BC8CE2 #DDE28C #8CE291
monochromatic
#8231C3 #A05BD6 #BC8CE2 #D8BDEE #F1E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC8CE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC8CE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8CE2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8CE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8CE2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B9DE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A0E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B799AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8ce2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 140, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.131 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aeeb',
500: '#bc8ce2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8ce2; $custom-light: #d1aeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8ce2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 140,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.488,
"s": 59.722,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71802,
"c": 0.1312,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.34939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8CE2
secondary
#E4F0DA
accent
#C71E69
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84