#BC8FDB#BC8FDB
#BC8FDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.118 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 35%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, 30.99, -32.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 44.79, 313.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.01% 0.0768 -0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.01% 0.118 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3454, 35.4513, 71.5635) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.67
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.04
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.33
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.02
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FDB #AEDB8F
analogous
#968FDB #BC8FDB #DB8FD4
triadic
#BC8FDB #DBBC8F #8FDBBC
tetradic
#BC8FDB #DB968F #AEDB8F #8FD4DB
square
#BC8FDB #DB968F #AEDB8F #8FD4DB
split-complementary
#BC8FDB #D4DB8F #8FDB96
monochromatic
#833AB5 #A061CC #BC8FDB #D8BDEA #F1E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC8FDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BC8FDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FDB
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FDB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#819EDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA2D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B999AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.118 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b0e6',
500: '#bc8fdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fdb; $custom-light: #d1b0e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.526,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72007,
"c": 0.11755,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.35451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FDB
secondary
#E1EDD9
accent
#BF2765
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F5FC
border
#D2CFD5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84