#BC8FC7#BC8FC7
#BC8FC7 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.094 H 319.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 33%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 28%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, 26.84, -22.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 34.96, 320.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.17% 0.0715 -0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.17% 0.094 319.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8689, 34.4607, 58.5204) |
| Luminance | 0.3446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.73
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.51
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.85
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FC7 #9AC78F
analogous
#A08FC7 #BC8FC7 #C78FB6
triadic
#BC8FC7 #C7BC8F #8FC7BC
tetradic
#BC8FC7 #C7A08F #9AC78F #8FB6C7
square
#BC8FC7 #C7A08F #9AC78F #8FB6C7
split-complementary
#BC8FC7 #B6C78F #8FC7A0
monochromatic
#844992 #A466B3 #BC8FC7 #D4B8DB #EDE1F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BC8FC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#BC8FC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FC7
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FC7 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899CC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A0C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD95A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.094 319.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b0d8',
500: '#bc8fc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fc7; $custom-light: #d0b0d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.214,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71165,
"c": 0.09388,
"h": 319.6
},
"luminance": 0.3446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FC7
secondary
#D4E2D0
accent
#AC3950
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83