#BC8CEA#BC8CEA
#BC8CEA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.141 H 306.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8CEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 140, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 40.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, 35.93, -40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 54.30, 311.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% 0.0842 -0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.141 306.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9655, 35.3884, 82.2878) |
| Luminance | 0.3539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.02
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.73
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.13
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.47
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8CEA #BAEA8C
analogous
#8D8CEA #BC8CEA #EA8CE9
triadic
#BC8CEA #EABC8C #8CEABC
tetradic
#BC8CEA #EA8D8C #BAEA8C #8CE9EA
square
#BC8CEA #EA8D8C #BAEA8C #8CE9EA
split-complementary
#BC8CEA #E9EA8C #8CEA8D
monochromatic
#8027D5 #9E58E1 #BC8CEA #DAC0F3 #F0E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC8CEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BC8CEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8CEA
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8CEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8CEA | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#779FEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A1E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59BB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8cea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 140, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.141 306.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1aef1',
500: '#bc8cea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8cea; $custom-light: #d1aef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8cea",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 140,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.638,
"s": 69.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7218,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 306.7
},
"luminance": 0.35388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8CEA
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D11471
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85