#BC8FE0#BC8FE0
#BC8FE0 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.124 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC8FE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 57%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 36%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.30, 32.07, -34.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.30, 47.32, 312.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% 0.0779 -0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.124 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0136, 35.7186, 75.0823) |
| Luminance | 0.3572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.37
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.02
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.47
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC8FE0 #B3E08F
analogous
#948FE0 #BC8FE0 #E08FDC
triadic
#BC8FE0 #E0BC8F #8FE0BC
tetradic
#BC8FE0 #E0948F #B3E08F #8FDCE0
square
#BC8FE0 #E0948F #B3E08F #8FDCE0
split-complementary
#BC8FE0 #DCE08F #8FE094
monochromatic
#8235C0 #9F5FD3 #BC8FE0 #D9BFED #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#BC8FE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#BC8FE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC8FE0
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC8FE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC8FE0 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F9FE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A2DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89BAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc8fe0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 143, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.124 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b0ea',
500: '#bc8fe0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc8fe0; $custom-light: #d1b0ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc8fe0",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 143,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 56.643,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72231,
"c": 0.12366,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.35718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC8FE0
secondary
#E4F0DB
accent
#C4216A
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F5FD
border
#D2CFD5
text
#141016
muted
#827F84