#BC8FCA#BC8FCA
#BC8FCA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.097 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 29%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, 27.45, -23.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 36.39, 318.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.29% 0.0723 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.29% 0.097 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2207, 34.6014, 60.3730) |
| Luminance | 0.3460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.03
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.42
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FCA #9DCA8F
analogous
#9E8FCA #BC8FCA #CA8FBA
triadic
#BC8FCA #CABC8F #8FCABC
tetradic
#BC8FCA #CA9E8F #9DCA8F #8FBACA
square
#BC8FCA #CA9E8F #9DCA8F #8FBACA
split-complementary
#BC8FCA #BACA8F #8FCA9E
monochromatic
#844897 #A365B6 #BC8FCA #D5B9DE #EEE2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BC8FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#BC8FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FCA
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FCA | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889CCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC96A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.097 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b0da',
500: '#bc8fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fca; $custom-light: #d1b0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.763,
"s": 35.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71286,
"c": 0.09731,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.34601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FCA
secondary
#D6E4D1
accent
#AF3753
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83