#BC8EDD#BC8EDD
#BC8EDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.122 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 142, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, 31.97, -33.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 46.44, 313.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.92% 0.0787 -0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.92% 0.122 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4609, 35.2584, 72.9086) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.72
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.86
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.63
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8EDD #AFDD8E
analogous
#948EDD #BC8EDD #DD8ED6
triadic
#BC8EDD #DDBC8E #8EDDBC
tetradic
#BC8EDD #DD948E #AFDD8E #8ED6DD
square
#BC8EDD #DD948E #AFDD8E #8ED6DD
split-complementary
#BC8EDD #D6DD8E #8EDD94
monochromatic
#8338B9 #A05FCF #BC8EDD #D8BDEB #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BC8EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#BC8EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8EDD
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8EDD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F9EE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA1DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 142, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.122 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1afe8',
500: '#bc8edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8edd; $custom-light: #d1afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 142,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.937,
"s": 53.741,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71921,
"c": 0.1217,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.35258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8EDD
secondary
#E2EED9
accent
#C12466
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84