#BC8EDE#BC8EDE
#BC8EDE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.123 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 142, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 55%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, 32.19, -34.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 46.94, 313.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.97% 0.0789 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.97% 0.123 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5945, 35.3118, 73.6124) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.66
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.73
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8EDE #B0DE8E
analogous
#948EDE #BC8EDE #DE8ED8
triadic
#BC8EDE #DEBC8E #8EDEBC
tetradic
#BC8EDE #DE948E #B0DE8E #8ED8DE
square
#BC8EDE #DE948E #B0DE8E #8ED8DE
split-complementary
#BC8EDE #D8DE8E #8EDE94
monochromatic
#8337BB #A05FD0 #BC8EDE #D8BDEC #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC8EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#BC8EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8EDE
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8EDE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F9EE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A1DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B899AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 142, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.123 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1afe8',
500: '#bc8ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8ede; $custom-light: #d1afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 142,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.5,
"s": 54.795,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71966,
"c": 0.12292,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.35311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8EDE
secondary
#E2EEDA
accent
#C22367
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84