#BC8FC3#BC8FC3
#BC8FC3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.089 H 321.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 30%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 27%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, 26.05, -20.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 33.07, 321.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.01% 0.0703 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.01% 0.089 321.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4106, 34.2774, 56.1066) |
| Luminance | 0.3428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.71
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.99
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.03
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.09
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.99
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FC3 #96C38F
analogous
#A28FC3 #BC8FC3 #C38FB0
triadic
#BC8FC3 #C3BC8F #8FC3BC
tetradic
#BC8FC3 #C3A28F #96C38F #8FB0C3
square
#BC8FC3 #C3A28F #96C38F #8FB0C3
split-complementary
#BC8FC3 #B0C38F #8FC3A2
monochromatic
#844B8C #A467AE #BC8FC3 #D4B7D8 #ECDFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BC8FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#BC8FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FC3
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FC3 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9BC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A0C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE94A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.089 321.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0d5',
500: '#bc8fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fc3; $custom-light: #d0b0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.923,
"s": 30.233,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71007,
"c": 0.08939,
"h": 321.9
},
"luminance": 0.34276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FC3
secondary
#D1DFCE
accent
#A93D4B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83