#BC90D2#BC90D2
#BC90D2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.105 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC90D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 144, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 42%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 31%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.98, 28.53, -27.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.98, 39.65, 316.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% 0.073 -0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.105 314.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3433, 35.2917, 65.5416) |
| Luminance | 0.3529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.44
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.38
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.66
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.13
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.57
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC90D2 #A6D290
analogous
#9B90D2 #BC90D2 #D290C7
triadic
#BC90D2 #D2BC90 #90D2BC
tetradic
#BC90D2 #D29B90 #A6D290 #90C7D2
square
#BC90D2 #D29B90 #A6D290 #90C7D2
split-complementary
#BC90D2 #C7D290 #90D29B
monochromatic
#8443A5 #A264C0 #BC90D2 #D6BCE4 #F1E7F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BC90D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#BC90D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC90D2
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC90D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC90D2 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A2D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB98A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc90d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 144, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.105 314.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1e0',
500: '#bc90d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc90d2; $custom-light: #d1b1e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc90d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 144,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 42.308,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71796,
"c": 0.10493,
"h": 314.1
},
"luminance": 0.35291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC90D2
secondary
#DCE8D5
accent
#B5305D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83