#BC90C8#BC90C8
#BC90C8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.093 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC90C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 34%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 28%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.60, 26.49, -22.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.60, 34.77, 319.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.0703 -0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.093 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1362, 34.8089, 59.1842) |
| Luminance | 0.3481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.57
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.38
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.56
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.65
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.68
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC90C8 #9CC890
analogous
#A090C8 #BC90C8 #C890B8
triadic
#BC90C8 #C8BC90 #90C8BC
tetradic
#BC90C8 #C8A090 #9CC890 #90B8C8
square
#BC90C8 #C8A090 #9CC890 #90B8C8
split-complementary
#BC90C8 #B8C890 #90C8A0
monochromatic
#844994 #A367B4 #BC90C8 #D5B9DC #EDE2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BC90C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#BC90C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC90C8
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC90C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC90C8 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899CCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A1C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD96A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc90c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.093 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d8',
500: '#bc90c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc90c8; $custom-light: #d0b1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc90c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 33.735,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71385,
"c": 0.09321,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.34808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC90C8
secondary
#D5E3D1
accent
#AD3952
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83