#BC90CF#BC90CF
#BC90CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.101 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC90CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 40%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 30.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.86, 27.91, -26.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.86, 38.17, 316.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.67% 0.0722 -0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.67% 0.101 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9731, 35.1437, 63.5917) |
| Luminance | 0.3514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.17
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.19
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.95
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC90CF #A3CF90
analogous
#9D90CF #BC90CF #CF90C3
triadic
#BC90CF #CFBC90 #90CFBC
tetradic
#BC90CF #CF9D90 #A3CF90 #90C3CF
square
#BC90CF #CF9D90 #A3CF90 #90C3CF
split-complementary
#BC90CF #C3CF90 #90CF9D
monochromatic
#8445A0 #A265BD #BC90CF #D6BBE1 #F0E5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BC90CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#BC90CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC90CF
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC90CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC90CF | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879DD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB98A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc90cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.101 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1dd',
500: '#bc90cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc90cf; $custom-light: #d1b1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc90cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.905,
"s": 39.623,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7167,
"c": 0.10137,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.35143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC90CF
secondary
#DAE7D4
accent
#B33359
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83