#BC8FCC#BC8FCC
#BC8FCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.100 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.51, 27.85, -24.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.51, 37.36, 318.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% 0.0729 -0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.1 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4590, 34.6968, 61.6282) |
| Luminance | 0.3470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.58
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.79
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.94
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FCC #9FCC8F
analogous
#9D8FCC #BC8FCC #CC8FBD
triadic
#BC8FCC #CCBC8F #8FCCBC
tetradic
#BC8FCC #CC9D8F #9FCC8F #8FBDCC
square
#BC8FCC #CC9D8F #9FCC8F #8FBDCC
split-complementary
#BC8FCC #BDCC8F #8FCC9D
monochromatic
#84469A #A365B9 #BC8FCC #D5B9DF #EEE3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BC8FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#BC8FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FCC
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FCC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC96A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.100 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b0db',
500: '#bc8fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fcc; $custom-light: #d1b0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.262,
"s": 37.423,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71367,
"c": 0.09963,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.34696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FCC
secondary
#D7E5D2
accent
#B03555
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83