#BC90BD#BC90BD
#BC90BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.081 H 325.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC90BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 23.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.21, 24.33, -16.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.21, 29.66, 325.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% 0.0669 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.081 325.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8966, 34.3131, 52.6557) |
| Luminance | 0.3431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.93
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.66
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.39
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC90BD #91BD90
analogous
#A590BD #BC90BD #BD90A7
triadic
#BC90BD #BDBC90 #90BDBC
tetradic
#BC90BD #BDA590 #91BD90 #90A7BD
square
#BC90BD #BDA590 #91BD90 #90A7BD
split-complementary
#BC90BD #A7BD90 #90BDA5
monochromatic
#834F84 #A56AA6 #BC90BD #D3B6D4 #EADDEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BC90BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#BC90BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC90BD
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC90BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC90BD | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9BBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A0BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF94A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc90bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.081 325.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d1',
500: '#bc90bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc90bd; $custom-light: #d0b1d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc90bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.667,
"s": 25.424,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70959,
"c": 0.08106,
"h": 325.7
},
"luminance": 0.34312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC90BD
secondary
#CDDCCD
accent
#A44244
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F5F9
border
#D2CFD2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82